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posted by martyb on Monday August 31 2015, @05:33AM   Printer-friendly
from the you-are-what-you-eat dept.

Eating foods rich in amino acids could be as good for your heart as stopping smoking or getting more exercise -- according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).

A new study published today reveals that people who eat high levels of certain amino acids found in meat and plant-based protein have lower blood pressure and arterial stiffness.

And the magnitude of the association is similar to those previously reported for lifestyle risk factors including salt intake, physical activity, alcohol consumption and smoking.

Researchers investigated the effect of seven amino acids on cardiovascular health among almost 2,000 women with a healthy BMI. Data came from TwinsUK -- the biggest UK adult twin registry of 12,000 twins which is used to study the genetic and environmental causes of age related disease.

They studied their diet and compared it to clinical measures of blood pressure and blood vessel thickness and stiffness.

Amino Acid Intake Is Inversely Associated with Arterial Stiffness and Central Blood Pressure in Women


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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by c0lo on Monday August 31 2015, @11:02AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Monday August 31 2015, @11:02AM (#230090) Journal
    Protein good, hydrocarbons bad.
    I wonder what negative effects they'll discover after another 40 years of excess protein diet, probably something related too kidney and adrenaline unbalances.
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  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 31 2015, @11:46AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 31 2015, @11:46AM (#230108)

    You mean carb(ohydrates) bad, eh. Hydrocarbon good! Make my cars go boom boom!

  • (Score: 1) by andersjm on Monday August 31 2015, @05:42PM

    by andersjm (3931) on Monday August 31 2015, @05:42PM (#230305)

    Don't worry, you won't have to wait 40 years. You can get the bad news right now!

    Protein is great for growing muscle. Nothing wants to grow like malignant cancer cells. So eating a lot of protein is going to increase your cancer risk.

    The warnings right now are for red meat, that definitely increases your cancer risk. As for white meat and vegetable protein, I don't know, I haven't heard anything bad about those. But I wonder why: Why wouldn't cancer cells be able to grow on other kinds of protein as well?

    • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday September 01 2015, @03:08AM

      by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday September 01 2015, @03:08AM (#230620) Journal
      Frijoles should be good to you.
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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 01 2015, @04:32AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 01 2015, @04:32AM (#230656)

        ...especially for your heart. [google.com]

        -- gewg_