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# Meat-Eating is a Risk Factor for Developing Diabetes
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/meat_diabetes_0225140706/
- Published: 2014-02-25T08:06:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T14:06:26.000Z
- Description: A JAMA Internal Medicine review of 39 studies found vegetarian diets were associated with lower systolic and diastolic blood pressure than omnivorous diets, which the authors say supports a dietary approach to preventing hypertension.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Diabetes, Avoiding Illness, #vivvo-import

Vegetarian diets support a healthy blood pressure, according to a review published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers identified 39 studies which analyzed the dietary choices and blood pressures of adults. Vegetarian diets were associated with lower systolic and diastolic blood pressures, compared with omnivorous diets. This review is consistent with other studies and stresses the significance of a dietary approach to preventing and reducing the risk for hypertension.

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Yokoyama Y, Nishimura K, Barnard ND, et al. Vegetarian diets and blood pressure: a meta-analysis. JAMA Intern Med. Published online February 24, 2014.