Noen bør unngå tofu
Men noen pasienter advares mot å spise tofu. Det er pasienter som tar legemidler som kalles MAO-hemmere (monoaminoksidasehemmere) mot stemningslidelser eller Parkinsons sykdom.
Tofu inneholder tyramin, en aminosyre som bidrar til å balansere blodtrykket. Ifølge Mayoclinic6 kan MAO-hemmere blokkere enzymet som bryter ned tyramin. Kombinerer man disse to, kan blodtrykket bli for høyt.
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