Food Business News: Lower protein diets may reduce risk for heart disease

STATE COLLEGE, PA. — Plant-based foods may play a key role in reducing risk for heart disease. Researchers at Penn State University found diets with reduced sulfur amino acids, which occur in protein-rich foods like meats, dairy, nuts and soy, were strongly associated with a decreased risk for cardiovascular disease.

“For decades it has been understood that diets restricting sulfur amino acids were beneficial for longevity in animals,” said John Richie, professor of public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine. “This study provides the first epidemiologic evidence that excessive dietary intake of sulfur amino acids may be related to chronic disease outcomes in humans.”

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