Tuesday, November 25, 2008

High blood pressure? Eat a beetle ...

A tasty insect on the menu 'That would perhaps not so crazy. Van den Ghent University research shows that eating insects helps against high blood pressure. Insects contain a protein that has the same effect as medication for high blood pressure. An additional advantage is that the insect protein caused no side effects.
So even those who like diverts its borders, may apply to the beetles, ants, caterpillars, grasshoppers or termites. In Asian, South American and African countries such creatures regularly on the menu. They are very nutritious and contain protein and energy vitaminen.In Western countries have relatively many people suffer from high blood pressure: almost one in three persons. Eating insects would not hurt. Moreover, it would a good alternative to meat may be, says researcher Lieslot Vercruysse. Insects are environmentally efficient than meat; to insects is less water to grow and perform necessary.

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