Ua hōʻoia nā ʻepekema i ka hopena o ka vegetarianism i ke kiʻekiʻe o ke koko kanaka. Ua hōʻike ʻia kēia ma Pepeluali 24 e The Los Angeles Times.
Wahi a nā mea noiʻi, ʻo ka pale ʻana i ka ʻiʻo e hiki ai iā ʻoe ke hoʻomalu maikaʻi i ke kahe koko a pale i ka hypertension. I ka huina, ua kālailai nā ʻepekema i ka ʻikepili o nā mea ʻoi aku ma mua o 21 tausani mau kānaka. 311 o lākou i hala i nā hoʻokolohua kūikawā.
ʻO nā meaʻai mea kanu ka hopena nui loa i ke kiʻekiʻe o ke koko, ʻaʻole i wehewehe nā ʻepekema. Ma keʻano laulā, e like me ka noiʻi i paʻi ʻia, kōkua ka vegetarianism i ke kino e mālama i ke kaumaha, ma o kēia ka hopena maikaʻi i ke koko.
Wahi a ka poʻe ʻepekema, hiki i ka vegetarianism ke hoʻololi i nā lāʻau lapaʻau i hoʻohana ʻia i ka mālama ʻana i ka hypertension. ʻO ke koko kiʻekiʻe kekahi o nā pilikia olakino maʻamau i ka honua. Ma US, no ka laʻana, kokoke hoʻokahi o ʻekolu mau kānaka e loaʻa i ka hypertension.