Meat protein is unhealthy, but protein from nuts and seeds is heart smart
A study conducted by researchers
has found that meat protein is associated with a sharp increased risk of heart disease while protein from nuts and seeds is beneficial
for the human heart.
The study found that people who
consumed large amounts of meat protein experienced a 60-percent increase in cardiovascular disease (CVD), while people who consumed large
amounts of protein from nuts and seeds experienced a 40-percent reduction in
CVD.
The study, which included data
from more than 81,000 participants, is one of the few times detailed sources of
animal protein have been examined jointly with animal fat in a major
investigation.
While dietary fats are part of
the story in affecting risk of cardiovascular disease, proteins may also have
important and largely overlooked independent effects on risk. Researchers have
suspected that including nuts and seeds in the diet protects against heart and
vascular disease, while red meats increase risk.
Nutritionists have traditionally
looked toward what they termed "bad fats" in meats and "helpful
fats" in nuts and seeds as causal agents. However, these new findings
suggest more. This new evidence suggests that the full picture probably also
involves the biological effects of proteins in these foods.
The team's research differed in
another significant way from previous investigations. While prior studies have
examined differences between animal and plant proteins, this study did not stop
at just two categories, but chose to specify meat protein and proteins from
nuts and seeds along with other major dietary sources. This research is
suggesting there is more heterogeneity than just the binary categorization of
plant protein or animal protein.
This study leaves other questions
open for further investigation, such as the particular amino acids in meat
proteins that contribute to CVD. Another is whether proteins from particular
sources affect cardiac risk factors such as blood lipids, blood pressure and
overweight, which are associated with CVD.
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