How Do You Understand How Eggs Can Lower Blood Pressure?
You may want to take a second look at the health benefits of eggs. A new study shows cooked egg protein may help to reduce blood pressure. There may be one more reason to call it the “incredible, edible egg”. Although eggs have been given a bad rap in the past for being high in cholesterol, a new study suggests that cooked egg protein may play a positive role in the prevention of heart disease by helping to moderate blood pressure. Can enjoying that scrambled egg in the morning really help you reduce blood pressure? According to this study which was published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, eating cooked egg protein seems to generate strong peptides known as ACE inhibitory peptides that are similar to those found in the class of anti-hypertensive medications known as ACE inhibitors. It appears that the conversion of cooked egg proteins to ACE inhibitory peptides occurs with the help of intestinal enzymes found in the gut. Once formed, the ACE inhibitory peptides can
