A high protein diet has cardiovascular benefits like quitting smoking or exercising

Researchers at the University of East Anglia in the UK found that eating protein rich salmon, steak, beans, milk and other foods is beneficial to cardiovascular health, as well as smoking cessation or regular exercise About 2000 women with a healthy body mass index (BMI) were selected from the largest study of adult twins in the UK to learn about their eating habits and blood pressure, arterial wall thickness and stiffness The results showed that the subjects who consumed the most amino acids had lower blood pressure and arterial stiffness Amino acids are the basic components of proteins All kinds of proteins in organisms are composed of 20 basic amino acids The study involved seven amino acids, including arginine, cysteine and glycine The benefits of amino acids from different sources are different, the researchers wrote in a paper published on the 27th of the Journal of nutrition The subjects who ingested more amino acids from plants had lower blood pressure, while those who ingested more amino acids from animals had lower arterial stiffness So how much protein can be good for cardiovascular health? Researchers say 75 grams of steak, or 100 grams of salmon, or 500 ml of skimmed milk a day is enough (Huang Min) [Xinhua News Agency micro feature]