Open AccessRelations between protein intake and blood pressure in Japanese men and women: the Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS)
Author(s) -
Mitsumasa Umesawa,
Shinichi Sato,
Hironori Imano,
Akihiko Kitamura,
Takashi Shimamoto,
Kazumasa Yamagishi,
Takeshi Tanigawa,
Hiroyasu Iso
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2008.27109
Subject(s) - blood pressure , medicine , body mass index , population , diastole , endocrinology , physiology , environmental health
An inverse association between protein intake and blood pressure has been reported in Western countries. However, the evidence is limited for Asians, whose protein sources are different from those in Western populations.
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