I am a vegetarian.
Often people are surprised and they ask me – “How do you get your proteins (i.e. without eating meat)?”
My answer – “Vegetables also contain proteins.”
Now a new study published in Circulation compared the blood pressure between individuals who ate vegetable protein (specifically glutamic acid along with 4 other amino acids which are relatively higher in vegetable than animal protein) with people who ate non-vegetable protein (read animal meat).
They found a difference of about -2.7/-2.0 mm Hg in blood pressure in people eating more vegetables. Although that may sound small, individual results may be different (and maybe higher for you).
Reference: Glutamic Acid, the Main Dietary Amino Acid, and Blood Pressure (The INTERMAP Study)
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I know that eating fresh vegetable would boost my health in many ways. I wonder if I have veggie juice instead, like V8, does it help?
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August 14th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Eating fresh vegetables is healthier than drinkinh veggie juice because you will not get as much dietary fiber with the juice
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Yes, drinking veggie juice is a great way to get your daily fix of veggies. In fact, some studies have shown that while 7 out of ten Americans do not get enough veggies in their daily diet, more than 90% of those who drink veggie juice manage to consume the minimum 5 servings a day! Check out this article for more info, i think it will be helpful http://www.naturecity.com/blog/?p=164
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