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by Swan | March 23, 2009 at 10:40 am
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Do you have high blood pressure, or chronic kidney disease? If so, this article could be vital to your health.
New research from Canada found that proteins in the common garden pea may provide a natural remedy against high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease (CKD).
The pea protein could be used as a natural food product such as an additive or dietary supplement to help the millions of people worldwide that suffer from these conditions, suggested the researchers.
This time, the research comes from Canada and focuses on conditions that affect literally millions of people world wide. We already know that peas provide us with protein, various vitamins, dietary fiber and are low-fat and cholesterol free.
The new research focuses on the yellow garden pea, a mainstay pea variety enjoyed as a veggie side-dish and used as an ingredient in dozens of recipes around the world.
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a major risk factor for CKD, a condition that has been affecting an increasing number of people in the United States and other countries. Estimates suggest that 13 percent of American adults — about 26 million people — have chronic kidney disease, up from 10 percent, or about 20 million people, in the 1990s.
Dr. Rotimi Aluko who is a food chemist at the University of Manitoba, will present his research results in this (peas) area.
The study is the first reporting that a natural food product can relieve symptoms of CKD, the scientists say.
"In people with high blood pressure, our protein could potentially delay or prevent the onset of kidney damage," says study presenter Rotimi Aluko, Ph.D. [...] "In people who already have kidney disease, our protein may help them maintain normal blood pressure levels so they can live longer."
A colleague and research partner of Dr. Aluko is Dr. Harold Aukema. Together, they worked on this valuable research, which may soon be available to the public.
They extracted pea protein hydrolysate from the yellow garden pea and fed a small dose each day to laboratory rats bred to have a severe type of kidney disease called polycystic kidney disease.
After 8 weeks the rats on the pea protein diet showed a 20 per cent drop in blood pressure compared to diseased rats that had only been fed on a normal diet.
However, eating peas as a part of your diet, will not do the trick. It's the extracted protein in the peas activated with special enzymes, that is needed. After successful human trials, people could possibly take it in the form of a pill or soluble powder added to drinks or food.
Sources:
Thaindian News
Garden Pea Could Help Tackle High Blood Pressure, Kidney Disease
Scientific Blogging
Your Next High Blood Pressure Medication - Garden Peas?
ACS Chemistry for Life
237th ACS National Meeting in Salt Lake City
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Most RecentMost Recommended Comments (32)
at 11:20 on March 23rd, 2009
*laughing*
I love your sense of humor Sara! Thank you for stopping by to read the article.
~ Swan
at 11:07 on March 23rd, 2009
man i like peas. too bad
But I will continue to eat them.
at 11:22 on March 23rd, 2009
Good for you kuuva!
It's good to know that you enjoy your veggies. ; ) Thank you for leaving a comment!
~ Swan
at 11:31 on March 23rd, 2009
I bet the yellow pea could be incorporated into lentil soup to spectacular effect...
at 12:38 on March 23rd, 2009
Hello Jordan,
I'm sure you're right - I love lentil soup too. Stews and just about any crock-pot recipes would work also.
Dang! Now I'm hungry!
Thank you for stopping by Jordan,
~ Swan
at 12:44 on March 23rd, 2009
Here are a few recipes for anyone who would like them.
Cooks.com
A list of yellow split pea recipes
mLive.com
Yellow split peas with tomatoes and chilis
101 Cook Books
Yellow split pea soup
at 12:46 on March 23rd, 2009
We use yellow peas all the time for our soups. Hearty and tasty.
at 18:30 on March 23rd, 2009
A Million Hippies knew something, we Retentatives are only discovering now!
at 18:31 on March 23rd, 2009
But then I love Habitant Pea Soup , course the Farts leave a lot to be desired though, so I just put the covers over my wenches head.
at 19:37 on March 23rd, 2009
Isn't there a difference between those green peas grown in the states and dried peas?
Dried peas are huge in India. I love the green split peas.
at 20:56 on March 25th, 2009
I like to pea in the morning, cause I have to!
at 08:24 on March 29th, 2009
thanks for this. love these any way, and just had them for dinner.
at 17:59 on April 16th, 2009
I love peas! Ain't Mother Nature great!
at 22:19 on May 5th, 2009
Its great peas are easily available & cheap too. It can be used in verity recipes, moreover its a veg food.
at 09:09 on May 12th, 2009
Informative and good post.
at 15:57 on May 14th, 2009
That's precisely a good news! Interesting and informative. Thanks for sharing!
at 06:02 on May 31st, 2009
Fascinating read. Thanks for bringing this vital medical news to our attention. I love eating peas, and am very afraid of high blood pressure and kidney diseases. You tackled these two subjects and the links in between perfectly. Keep it coming!
at 03:58 on June 10th, 2009
Peas can help us in maintaining good health, but people who suffer from arthritis hate peas. Well there are lots of recipes you can do with peas pretty yummy too.
at 02:13 on June 16th, 2009
Some experts says that peas are very useful to maintain a healthy body, they contain minerals that can be beneficial for you.
at 02:29 on June 18th, 2009
Very interesting. I never knew that it could fight against high blood pressure. What's even better is that it promises to be the beacon of light for the prevention of CKD. Will definitely keep my eyes on this study and see how it pans out.
at 12:00 on June 19th, 2009
Wow, pretty healthy and tasty treat :-)
I hate pea soup though
at 08:10 on July 12th, 2009
Few month ago I got bruxism and I read somewhere about diet for bruxism and green peas is one of the menu. I eat green peas every morning, and I feel better now. But maybe I combine with other high Calcium food also.
at 18:22 on July 22nd, 2009
Good information except i hate peas.
at 10:47 on July 28th, 2009
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Wow, it's nice to know that such food ingredient could offer us so many advantages.
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I’ll definitely be trying pees.. Thank You!
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at 10:51 on July 28th, 2009
Wow, it's nice to know that such food ingredient could offer us so many advantages.
We intend to move towards wellness life style. I’ll definitely be trying pees.. Thank You!
at 15:44 on July 28th, 2009
Great information. I love peas and don't understand why some people hate them.
at 04:55 on August 4th, 2009
Really a educative and informative post, the post is good in all regards,I am glad to read this post
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at 18:28 on August 4th, 2009
Thanks for the info... I am a fan of yellow peas so it works out well for me..
at 21:54 on August 4th, 2009
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at 21:55 on August 4th, 2009
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