Here’s some heartening news for vegetarians! A recent study has found that seaweeds contain heart-healthy food ingredients, so using the plant as a cooking ingredient may promote good heart health.
The study, published in the 'Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,' suggests that seaweeds that have been an important part of the Japanese diet for many centuries are a rich new potential source of 'bioactive peptides,' the proteins which are also found in milk products.
Seaweeds have drug-like effects
