The heart is one of the most important organs in the body
and is the main motor in the blood flow. Therefore, it's important to maintain
a healthy heart. Efforts to do is to avoid smoking, drinking alcohol, balanced
diet and exercise regularly.
One of the other ways that might potentially help heart
health is the consumption of seaweed. Scientists have identified that algae
(seaweed) has great potential as a heart-healthy food ingredients.
The article was published the Journal of Agricultural and
food chemistry states, seaweed can compete with dairy products as a source of
nutrients called "bioactive peptides".
Researchers consisting of Dr. Mary Hayes, Ciaran Fitzgerald,
Eimear Gallagher and Deniz Tasdemir of the Teagasc Food Research Centre,
Ireland conducted a study on the utilization of seaweed as a source of protein
that has properties such as bioactive peptides.
"Bioactive peptides" which are found in dairy
products, not only provide nutrients, but also have the same effect with the
drug and prevent certain diseases.
Seaweed is also known as a macroalga alternative food
sources are rich in nutrients. Communities in East Asia and other cultures have
for centuries eating seaweed.
A review of 100 studies concluded that seaweed contains
proteins that work as boiactive peptides in dairy products. Bioactive peptides
are useful for lowering blood pressure and is similar to the popular ACE
inhibitors.
"Various species marcoalga and environment in which they
are located as well as the ease of cultivation make seaweed has not been
studied as a relatively new bioactive compounds. Need for more effort to
exploit its potential for use and marketed in the consumer food products,"
the researchers said in their report
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1 Komentar untuk "Seaweeds make healthy heart"
yeah, seaweed is the most important that i'll serve in the sunday morning