So Vegetarian, Risk of Heart Disease Down 30 Percent

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Consumption of red meat, especially fatty been associated with the risk of heart disease and blood vessel. Recent research has prove only with become a vegetarian, the risk of heart disease could be down up to 30 percent.

Diet vegetarian or do not consume meat in any form began much done as part of the lifestyle. The benefit of course there is, because vegetables and fruits are the main source various of important nutrients such as fiber and vitamins.

One more benefit become a vegetarian evidenced in a research in the University of Oxford. Research involving 45,000 people in England and Scotland compare a diet or setting eating pattern with the risk of heart disease. In the continuous observation during 11.6 years, much as 1,066 recorded participants ever admitted to hospital with complaints related to heart disease. Of that amount, much as 169 participants finally is died because the disease.

When compared with eating patterns, it appears the existence of differences in risk on participants who consume meat with that just consume vegetables and fruits. The vegetarians who just consume vegetables and fruits, has been observed have risk of heart disease 32 percent lower.

"Majority may caused by the effects of cholesterol and blood pressure, and these results show the importance of diet in the prevention of heart disease," said Dr Francesca Crowe, one of the researchers, as quoted from by the Daily Mail.

According to research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the main its reason is the difference in cholesterol and blood pressure. Participants who consume a meat, especially which many fat of cholesterol and his blood pressure tends to be higher.

The results of this study do not necessarily recommend in order that all people become vegetarians, but add to the list of benefits of vegetables and fruits. However, for most people the consumption of meat still needed to meet the needs of certain nutrients such as iron substance, for example.

Source:  Daily Mail