Mediterranean diet cuts blood pressure

The Mediterranean diet is taken from the tradition of food consisting of vegetables and olive oil

Mediterranean diet cuts blood pressure

The combination of olive oil and salad leaves or vegetables in the Mediterranean diet can be healthy , say experts .

Based on the findings of the researchers in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , the combined two food groups that will form nitric acid which can lower blood pressure .

Unsaturated fats in olive oil blend with nitrate from vegetables , as shown in studies on mice .

In the researchers' findings , as reported by Michelle Roberts , Health Editor BBC News Online , nuts and avocados and vegetables can also nourish .

Inspired by the cuisine tradition in countries such as Greece , Spain and Italy , the Mediterranean diet is associated with cardiovascular health .
The Mediterranean diet consists of lots of vegetables , fresh fruits , whole grain cereals , olive oil and nuts , as well as poultry and fish .

The diet does not involve red meat , butter or fat of animals .

Each component in the Mediterranean diet has a beneficial nutrients .
Research in mice

Professor Philip Eaton from King's College London and colleagues from the University of California in the United States convinced the ingredients in the diet that makes nitric fatty acids .

In a study funded by the British Heart Foundation , the researchers tried to reveal the effects of nitric acid on body fat mice .
Nitrate fatty acids help lower blood pressure by blocking an enzyme called epoxide hydrolase .

Professor Eaton said : " Humans have the same enzyme , so we think the same thing will happen in humans . "

This explains why the Mediterranean diet is healthy for the body , although it contains fat .

" The fat in the Mediterranean diet , when combined with nitrate or nitrite , will cause a chemical reaction and fused to form nitric fatty acids . "

Researchers mention these reactions occur naturally .BBC