A recent study shows that women who have a high-protein diet are at greater risk of heart failure, especially if their main source of that protein is meat. Those who eat a more vegetable based protein diet are not at the same high risk of heart failure. This research adjusted for age, education, race, or ethnicity. Having a more vegetable based protein intake seems to be the factor that would lower the risk of heart failure.
Key Takeaways:
- (CNN)Women older than 50 who eat high-protein diets could have a greater risk of heart failure, especially if a lot of their protein comes from meat, according to a new study presented at the annual scientific conference of the American Heart Association.
- We found that by increasing the total dietary protein intake, there was a statically significant increase in the incidence of heart failure
- Meanwhile, women whose proteins were sourced mainly from vegetables appeared to be at a lower risk of heart failure.
“Researchers found that postmenopausal women who follow a high-protein diet had a significantly higher rate of heart failure than those who ate less protein daily or ate more vegetable protein.”