Abstract
In the previous publications, Koyanagi et al. reported the preventive effect of ribo-flavin, choline, pantothenic acid and vitamin A on the occurrence of blood hypertensi oni nduced by the high salt diet consisting of rice and defatted soybean.The present study was designed to determine whether methionine was effective in inhibiting the elevation of blood pressure in rats.
The results of experiment showed that the supplement of 0.2% DL-methionine to the high salt diet with or without liberal supply of vitamin A had a remarkable effect in prevention of hypertension.The necessity of animal protein for preventing hy-pertension was discussed.
