Soy and High Blood Pressure

Posted by Chantel M. Contributed by US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health

According to the study of "Dietary protein and blood pressure: a systematic review." by

Altorf-van der Kuil W, Engberink MF, Brink EJ, van Baak MA, Bakker SJ, Navis G, van 't Veer P, Geleijnse JM., researchers concluded that evidence suggests a small beneficial effect of protein on BP, especially for plant protein. A blood pressure lowering effect of protein may have important public health implications. However, this warrants further investigation in randomized controlled trials. Furthermore, more data are needed on protein from specific sources in relation to BP, and on the protein-BP relation in population subgroups.

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