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.

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