Vegetarians have better chances of health

Our Sages have demonstrated long ago.

Kanda Moola Phala Bhakshanam (Eating Plant based food such as Roots, Fruits and Vegetables) leads to longevity of life.

Vegetarian diet may help lower your BP

Tokyo, Feb 25, 2014

Vegetarians rejoice! Eating a vegetarian diet may lower your blood pressure (BP), a long-term research has claimed.

Factors such as diet, body weight, physical activity and alcohol intake play a role in the risk of developing hypertension, researchers said.

Dietary modifications have been shown to be effective for preventing and managing hypertension, according to research author Yoko Yokoyama, of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan, and colleagues.

The authors analysed seven clinical trials and 32 studies published from 1900 to 2013 in which participants ate a vegetarian diet.

Net differences in BP associated with eating a vegetarian diet were measured, researchers said.

In the trials, eating a vegetarian diet was associated with a reduction in the average systolic (peak artery pressure) and diastolic (minimum artery pressure) BP compared with eating an omnivorous (plant and animal) diet.

In the 32 studies, eating a vegetarian diet was associated with lower average systolic and diastolic BP, compared with omnivorous diets.

"Further studies are required to clarify which types of vegetarian diets are most strongly associated with lower BP. Research into the implementation of such diets, either as public health initiatives aiming at prevention of hypertension or in clinical settings, would also be of great potential value," researchers said.

The research was published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.

Voice - its impact in attracting people

Why do we like the baritone voice?

• Men with deeper voices and women with slightly higher voices were thought to sound more attractive, because they suggest a bigger or a smaller body.
• "There is more complex mechanism at play," said Molly Babel from University of British Columbia. "The voice is an amazingly flexible tool that we use to construct our identity," he added.
• Men with deeper voices and women with slightly higher voices were thought to sound more attractive, because they suggest a bigger or a smaller body.
• "There is more complex mechanism at play," said Molly Babel from University of British Columbia. "The voice is an amazingly flexible tool that we use to construct our identity," he added.
• "There is more complex mechanism at play," said Molly Babel from University of British Columbia. "The voice is an amazingly flexible tool that we use to construct our identity," he added.
• A creaky voice, suggesting a person has a cold, is tired or smokes, was seen as unattractive.
• But the new study, published by a linguistics expert in Canada, suggests there is a more complex mechanism at play.
• The participants in the study preferred men who spoke with a shorter average word length and deeper voices.
• The scientists found that what is attractive to people is how much they sound like a typical male or a typical female from their own community.
• "We seem to like people who sound like we sound, we like people who fit within what we know," Babel added.
• A creaky voice, suggesting a person has a cold, is tired or smokes, was seen as unattractive.
• But the new study, published by a linguistics expert in Canada, suggests there is a more complex mechanism at play.
• The participants in the study preferred men who spoke with a shorter average word length and deeper voices.
• The scientists found that what is attractive to people is how much they sound like a typical male or a typical female from their own community.
• "We seem to like people who sound like we sound, we like people who fit within what we know," Babel added.
• But the new study, published by a linguistics expert in Canada, suggests there is a more complex mechanism at play.
• The participants in the study preferred men who spoke with a shorter average word length and deeper voices.
• The scientists found that what is attractive to people is how much they sound like a typical male or a typical female from their own community.
• "We seem to like people who sound like we sound, we like people who fit within what we know," Babel added.
• The participants in the study preferred men who spoke with a shorter average word length and deeper voices.
• The scientists found that what is attractive to people is how much they sound like a typical male or a typical female from their own community.
• "We seem to like people who sound like we sound, we like people who fit within what we know," Babel added.
• The scientists found that what is attractive to people is how much they sound like a typical male or a typical female from their own community.
• "We seem to like people who sound like we sound, we like people who fit within what we know," Babel added.
• "We seem to like people who sound like we sound, we like people who fit within what we know," Babel added.
• The attraction lies in the voice, not the face. People prefer those who have a similar accent and voices that sound like their own, say researchers.

• The breathy tone, caused by younger and thinner vocal cords, implied youthfulness and health.