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...group, nobody has lower blood pressure than vegetarians. But until now, scientists could only guess at what the reasons might be. Was it the absence of artery-clogging fat in their diet or something in the tofu that made their blood flow so smoothly? More to the point, is it possible for ordinary meat eaters with hypertension to reduce their blood pressure without going entirely macrobiotic...
...answer, it turns out, is yes. A study of 459 adults published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine showed for the first time that a diet that is low in saturated fat and combines lots of fruits and vegetables with low-fat dairy products can indeed reduce hypertension--and rather dramatically at that. Within two weeks, the blood pressure of the test subjects dropped significantly. By the end of the study, almost everyone on the combined diet saw their diastolic pressure drop an average of three to five points, or as much as 6%. Researchers calculate that...
Hurley says that most athletes don't have enough fat and protein in their diet and thus should eat more than usual in preparation for a marathon...
Just when you thought American chop suey was a permanent fixture in your diet, there may be hope. Last week the University named Ted A. Mayer director of Harvard Dining Services (HDS), and we are optimistic that he is up to the challenge...
Hold the salt, even for junior. Infants on a low-salt diet for the first six months of life--consuming slightly more than half a teaspoonful a day--had lower BLOOD PRESSURE readings 15 years later than those who ate three times as much...