"Say what?"
Posted on 07/18/2022 7:24:55 AM PDT by ConservativeMind
An observational study led by Professor Hiroaki Kanouchi presents the first evidence that eating sunomono—a Japanese vinegared side dish—correlates to lower blood pressure categorization in men.
"The benefits of vinegar in a healthy diet are well known. Our research is the first observational study of these benefits; we didn't ask participants to change anything," explained Professor Kanouchi.
Previous studies have shown that subjects drinking 30 mL of vinegar daily had lower blood pressure but also lost weight that could account for the lower blood pressure.
Sunomono is a traditional side dish made with sliced cucumber or seaweed in rice vinegar, often with seafood garnish. It is a normal food, regularly eaten by older generations in Japan.
"Vinegar is hard to observe because it isn't a big ingredient in meals; you might get a little in vinaigrette or pickles, but people rarely drink the pickle's vinegar brine. In sunomono, vinegar is part of the dish, people usually finish it," Professor Kanouchi explained.
"Men who did not habitually eat sunomono had significantly higher blood pressure, even though their weight and BMI were the same," Professor Kanouchi announced. "We believe it could be promoting growth of good gut microbiota, but we would need more studies to confirm that."
Eating sunomono—at least monthly—correlated with lower average blood pressure among men, even when adjusted for age, BMI, smoking history, and intake of sodium, potassium, and alcohol, amongst other factors. This indicates that eating sunomono could already be having a positive impact on health.
"We are not sure how the vinegar causes these health benefits; increasing vinegar consumption doesn't lead to further improvement in blood pressure. However, diet is one of the easiest things to change. I want everyone to know that even occasionally eating sunomono could make a difference in blood pressure," Professor Kanouchi concluded.
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Would Apple Cider Vinegar work as well?
How are we to take what are literally daily reports to eat more of this, less of that based on the endless cascade of “studies”?
Coupled with provable science that men over 40 who don’t eat processed foods have lower blood pressure…
…we just solved the hypertension epidemic, likely cutting in half or more the ongoing epidemic of CVD deaths as well.
But you won’t see a study/headline with such a conclusion. Nah: Let’s shut down the country for merely the 3rd leading COD. /s
"Say what?"
Itadakimasu !
It likely would have a similar effect.
I eat pickles every day
Take it smiling.
🙂
What about vinaigrette salad dressing?
Does that count?
Asking for a friend...............................
wow.
Another Government funded study.
I’m shocked.
BTW, 30 ml is about 1 and 2/3 tablespoons.
Was it “Vinegar Sal” that was in those old ads about the health benefits of vinegar?
Just check the relative amount of vinegar, but I’d say that is helpful.
Yeah, eating that sh*t would cause anyone to lose weight.
Gochisousama deshita!
I’ve been doing ACV since Lent. Along with intermittent fasting and my usual exercise routine, I have lost weight/belly fat and halved my BP meds. As long as I keep my alcohol intake under control. I’ll see this September what my stat numbers are.
If I ate everything some study says has a minor positive health effect in some special cases I would weigh 800 pounds.
I would weigh 800 pounds.
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I’m working on it but have about 620 lbs to go.
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