Eating cured ham can reduce the risk of heart disease

The company ELPOZO ALIMENTACIÓN in collaboration with the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Catholic University of Saint Anthony have shown, in a scientific research study, that the consumption of slow-cured, low-salt jamón reduces blood pressure

ELPOZO ALIMENTACIÓN has led a research project which has indicated that eating slow-cured, low-salt jamón serrano helps to improve cardiovascular health by providing bioactive peptides with the ability to reduce blood pressure, specifically in people whose blood pressure is slightly higher than it should be.

Moreover, the results of this nutritional study suggest that regular consumption of this type of ham improves glycaemic metabolism and the lipid panel, even in individuals who already have high blood cholesterol and glucose levels.

The results of this project, part of a work framework which ELPOZO's R&D department has carried out for 5 years and the results of which have been published in various scientific articles, have been presented at the 11th Global Ham Congress, now taking place in Segovia. Fidel Toldrá, research professor at the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (CSIC) in Valencia, and José Abellán and Silvia Montoro, main researchers of the project and members of the UCAM Chair of Cardiovascular Risk, were entrusted with communicating the latest advances in bioactive peptide generation in cured ham and its contribution to health.

The conclusions of this study will also be presented at the upcoming National Blood Pressure Congress, to be held in the city of Murcia in September.

The Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA-CSIC) and the Catholic University of Saint Anthony, Murcia (UCAM) have taken part in the project alongside ELPOZO ALIMENTACIÓN.

ELPOZO ALIMENTACIÓN a pioneer in healthy food thanks to its permanent commitment to research and innovation. It collaborates with universities and scientific associations throughout Spain in research projects like this one which help to improve the health and well-being of the population.