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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: 2) by skullz on Monday August 31 2015, @02:56PM

    by skullz (2532) on Monday August 31 2015, @02:56PM (#230198)

    According to a random web page on the internet, bacon actually has pretty decent numbers: http://www.dietaryfiberfood.com/amino-acids/high-lysine-foods/Page-3.php [dietaryfiberfood.com]

    There we go then. Science says bacon cures heart disease.

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  • (Score: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Monday August 31 2015, @05:23PM

    by Joe Desertrat (2454) on Monday August 31 2015, @05:23PM (#230291)

    According to a random web page on the internet, bacon actually has pretty decent numbers: http://www.dietaryfiberfood.com/amino-acids/high-lysine-foods/Page-3.php [dietaryfiberfood.com]

    There we go then. Science says bacon cures heart disease.

    So my cooking steak in bacon fat is good for me!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 01 2015, @01:39AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 01 2015, @01:39AM (#230593)

    Don't need no stinking science to know bacon is good. Period. It's the sign that god loves us and that Jews and Muslims have a lot to atone for.