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Blood rheology in vegetarians.

E Ernst1, L Pietsch, A Matrai

  • 1Hemorheology Research Laboratory, Clinic for Physical Medicine, University of Munich, Federal Republic of Germany.

The British Journal of Nutrition
|November 1, 1986
PubMed
Summary

Vegetarian diets improve blood flow by reducing blood viscosity and packed cell volume (PCV). Stricter avoidance of animal products further enhances these beneficial effects on blood rheology.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Health
  • Hematology
  • Nutritional Science

Background:

  • Blood rheology is a key indicator of cardiovascular health.
  • Dietary patterns can significantly influence blood rheological properties.
  • Vegetarian diets are associated with lower cardiovascular risk.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of vegetarian diets on blood rheology.
  • To compare blood rheological parameters between vegetarians and matched controls.
  • To explore the association between stricter avoidance of animal products and blood rheology.

Main Methods:

  • Quantified blood rheology by measuring blood and plasma viscosity, packed cell volume (PCV), erythrocyte filterability, and erythrocyte aggregation.
  • Compared forty-eight voluntary vegetarians with matched controls.
  • Analyzed the association between stricter avoidance of animal products and rheological indices.

Main Results:

  • Vegetarians exhibited lower PCV and reduced blood viscosity compared to controls.
  • PCV-standardized blood viscosity was also decreased, primarily due to lower plasma viscosity.
  • Erythrocyte rheology remained unaltered; stricter avoidance of animal products correlated with lower rheological indices.

Conclusions:

  • Vegetarian diets are associated with improved blood fluidity.
  • Observations align with better blood fluidity in other low-cardiovascular-risk groups.
  • In vitro blood rheology measurements may serve as indicators of early in vivo atherosclerotic changes.

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