Proteins from Garden Pea May Help Fight High Blood Pressure, Kidney Disease
Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 10:42
in Health & Medicine
Researchers in Canada are reporting that proteins found in a common garden pea show promise as a natural food additive or new dietary supplement for fighting high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Those potentially life-threatening conditions affect millions of people worldwide. Their study is scheduled for presentation in March at the 237th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society.