Washington D.C., Jan. 26 -- : A new study on mouse reveals that consuming high protein diet spurs unstable plaque, the kind which leads to blocked arteries. And more plaque build-up in the arteries increases the risk of a heart attack.
The new study was published in the journal Nature Metabolism.
According to senior author Babak Razani, MD, Ph.D., an associate professor of medicine, "There are clear weight-loss benefits to high-protein diets, which has boosted their popularity in recent years, but animal studies and some large epidemiological studies in people have linked high dietary protein to cardiovascular problems. We decided to take a look at whether there is truly a causal link between high dietary protein and poorer cardiovascula...