The blood pressure lowering effects of vegetarian diets @ meta-analysis

Specialized journal (electronic version) of this week of internal medicine, meta-analysis that examined the association between vegetarian diet and blood pressure, had been reported from the National Cardiovascular Research Center. (JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Feb 24.) Many studies so far, a well-nutritionally balanced, appropriate vegetarian diet, has been shown to be effective in the prevention and improvement of lifestyle-related diseases. In addition, in the AICR Nadogan prevention guidelines, it has been shown cancer risk increased by ingestion of red meat and processed meat. In this meta-analysis, Association between intake and blood pressure of the vegetarian diet has been verified. In particular, From studies of up to 2013 by using a major medical databases, · Adult subjects, · Ingestion or intervention of vegetarian diet, - One of the blood pressure outcome, -Control comparative study or observational studies Meet the data, such as has been extracted. From 258 test Clinical trial 7 Report, Observational study 32 Report There is now the subject. First, Controlled trials 7 Report, the subject 311 people (44.5 average age), Compared to non-vegetarian diet group, In vegetarian diet group, Reduction of systolic blood pressure, (-4.8 Mm Hg; 95% CI, -6.6 to -3.1) And Reduction in diastolic blood pressure (-2.2 Mm Hg; 95% CI, -3.5 to -1.0) Is it was found. Then, Observational study 32 Report, the subject 21,604 people (average age 46.6 years), Compared to the intake of non-vegetarian food, Intake and vegetarian diet, Reduction of systolic blood pressure (-6.9 Mm Hg; 95% CI, -9.1 to -4.7) Reduction in diastolic blood pressure (-4.7 Mm Hg; 95% CI, -6.3 to -3.1) Related and has been found. From the above data, Blood pressure lowering effect, high blood pressure risk reduction action by the vegetarian diet is suggested. In addition, it is anything to healthy as long as it is a vegetarian diet, it does not mean that. (For example, vegetables without, cheese to pasta, a combination of bread, it becomes a Rakutoobo.) Of course, a well-nutritionally balanced, it is important to ingest the proper vegetarian diet. In general, the intake is often vegetarian diet of plant foods, intake of phytochemicals polyphenols are many, preventive effect of lifestyle-related diseases through the antioxidant action is assumed. When Dietetic Association of North America is due to the opinion presented at the joint, "properly prepared vegetarian diet is beneficial to health, it meets the necessary nutrients, there are advantages in the prevention and treatment of some diseases It is said. " In fact, by previous epidemiological studies, as compared to the people to make the meat, has been shown to be less lifestyle-related diseases is a vegetarian. Specific effects of vegetarian diets, obesity, ischemic heart diseases such as angina or myocardial infarction, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, prostate cancer, the risk of developing colorectal cancer will be reduced. Moreover, even survey of Japanese vegetarian, vegetarians, compared to non-vegetarians, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, total cholesterol in the blood, triglyceride levels have been found to be significantly lower . In DHC, as vegetable food of good quality, We are dealing with related products such as the following. DHC germination unpolished rice DHC germination unpolished rice noodles Extra virgin olive oil