We usually eat more protein with the mindset that it builds body but a new research indicate that eating protein-rich foods such as meat, poultry, fish, dry beans and peas, eggs, nuts, and seeds may be associated with 33 percent high risk of heart failure among middle-aged men, finds a study. The results showed that middle-aged men with a higher intake of dairy protein like milk, butter and cheese had a 49 percent of the higher risk of heart failure. However, proteins from fish and eggs were not associated with the risk, the researchers said.
Consumption of animal protein was found to increase the risk by 43 percent, while eating plant protein raised the risk by 17 percent. “Higher intake of protein from most dietary sources was associated with slightly higher risk. Only proteins from fish and eggs were not associated with heart failure risk,” said researcher from the University of…
