| High-protein
diets may help hearts
Diets high in
protein—whether animal or plant—appear to offer some protection
against heart disease.
References:
Hu, F.B., et
al. 1999. Dietary protein and risk of ischemic heart disease in
women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 70(August):221.
Further Readings:
Raloff, J. 1992.
Paring protein. Science News 142(Nov. 21):346.
Wolfe, B.M., and
P.M. Giovannetti. 1992. High protein diet complements resin therapy of
familial hypercholesterolemia. Clinical & Investigative Medicine
15:349.
______. 1991.
Short-term effects of substituting protein for carbohydrate in the diets
of moderately hypercholesterolemic human subjects. Metabolism
40(April):338.
Sources:
Frank B. Hu
Harvard School of Public Health
Department of Nutrition
665 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Alice H.
Lichtenstein
Tufts University
711 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
Marion Nestle
New York University
Department of Nutrition and Food Studies
New York, NY 10012-1172
Meir J. Stampfer
Harvard School of Public Health
Department of Nutrition
665 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Bernard M. Wolfe
University Hospital 50F14
339 Windermere Road
London, Ontario N6A 5A5
Canada
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 6, August 7, 1999, p. 86. Copyright © 1999,
Science Service. |