Dietary glycine and blood pressure: the International Study on Macro/Micronutrients and Blood Pressure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Available data have indicated independent direct relations of dietary animal protein and meat to the blood pressure (BP) of individuals.

Objective

In this study, we aimed to assess whether BP is associated with the intake of dietary amino acids higher relatively in animal than in vegetable protein (alanine, arginine, aspartic acid, glycine, histidine, lysine, methionine, and threonine).

Design

The study was a cross-sectional epidemiologic study that involved 4680 persons aged 40-59 y from 17 random population samples in the People's Republic of China, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. BP was measured 8 times at 4 visits; dietary data (83 nutrients and 18 amino acids) were from four 24-h dietary recalls and two 24-h urine collections.

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SUBMITTER: Stamler J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3683815 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature