Las legumbres y la soja se asocian a un menor riesgo de hipertensión

Una importante revisión de estudios a nivel mundial ha descubierto que un mayor consumo de legumbres y alimentos a base de soja se asocia a un menor riesgo de desarrollar hipertensión arterial. Las personas que consumían más legumbres tenían un 16 por ciento menos de probabilidades de desarrollar hipertensión, mientras que una ingesta elevada de soja redujo el riesgo en un 19 por ciento.

El análisis, publicado en BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health, combinó datos de 12 estudios observacionales a largo plazo realizados en Estados Unidos, Europa y Asia. Los investigadores revisaron artículos publicados hasta junio de 2025 e identificaron patrones claros de dosis-respuesta. Los beneficios alcanzaron su punto máximo con unos 170 gramos de legumbres al día, logrando una reducción del riesgo de alrededor del 30 por ciento, y entre 60 y 80 gramos de alimentos a base de soja, con reducciones de entre el 28 y el 29 por ciento.

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