Saturday, January 23, 2010

Another Reason to Eat Your Veggies!!

4680 patients were studied , and researchers found a consistent relationship between glutamic acid intake and blood pressure.

Glutamic is one of the most abundant amino acids in the human diet. Patients ranged from 40-59 years of age, and blood pressure was measured 8 times over 4 visits. Amino acids were measured and glutamic acid showed the strongest relationship to lower blood pressure. This nutrient may counteract oxidative affects from free radicals or enhance kidney function.



From Tufts Health and Nutrition Letter October 2009

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