Vegetarian diet linked to lower blood pressure
The study included 32 observational studies of people who chose their own diets. Compared with meat-eating omnivores, the vegetarians had systolic blood pressure about 7 mm Hg lower, on average, and diastolic blood pressure about 5 mm Hg lower. The researchers also pooled findings from seven clinical trials in which participants were assigned different diets. Those who followed vegetarian diets also had lower blood pressure on average than people who ate different diets.
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