Such results were obtained by researchers from several medical and scientific centers in China, whose article published in Hypertension magazine.
Scientists analyzed health and nutrition data for more than 12,000 people in China. All these people in the period from 1997 to 2015 regularly reported on their diet during the three days preceding the survey. Each participant received a “protein diversity score”, which was calculated according to how many of the eight protein sources were present in their diet.
These sources of dietary protein were whole grains, refined grains, meat products (sausage, sausages, bacon, and so on), red meat, chicken, fish, eggs, and legumes. Each source received one point, so the maximum number of points scored was eight. The researchers then compared the incidence rates of hypertension to “protein diversity scores.”
As a result, it was found that compared with those who scored less than two points, people with the maximum variety of protein in the diet (more than four points) had a 66% lower risk of hypertension. At the same time, we are talking about diversity, and not about the amount of protein, the researchers emphasize.
As for the relationship between the risk of hypertension and the amount of protein consumed, data analysis showed that the highest chances of developing the disease are those who receive too little and too much protein in the diet.
Thus, a balanced diet, in which there is protein from not one, but from a variety of sources, is capable of preventing an increase in blood pressure, the researchers emphasize.
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