There are many ways to protect health of your heart, One of them is through the consumption of healthy foods such as vegetables, but not only terrestrial ones, since according to a nutritional study sea vegetables as seaweed have shown to have heart healthy benefits and to lower blood pressure.
This plant alternative can be incorporated into the diet as a very good health option when it comes to preventing diseases, according to researchers who have found specific substances in algae that act at the circulatory level, resembling the effect produced by medications commonly prescribed by doctors.
According to a study, algae contain high protein compounds known as bioactive peptides, compounds that are also found in milk and that produce an effect similar to ACE inhibitors, which are often prescribed for help lower blood pressure, prevent heart attacks and strokes.
Content Calories in them it is very low and some scientists affirm that they can help to Lose Weight by preventing fat absorption, the study was published in "Journal American Chemical Society of Agriculture and Food Chemistry”And gathers evidence of this efficacy from 100 studies carried out on the seaweed.
The species of algae are very varied since they can come from different aquatic environments and the ease of cultivation could make algae the most important food source of the future, due to its richness in bioactive compounds.
The most popular variety of algae is wakame, which are often used in the miso soup, a very old Japanese food rich in vitamins, minerals and proteins, which in turn is used for therapeutic purposes. Other well known varieties are; kombu and nori which can be easily found in supermarkets.
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