August 16th, 2010
Study Suggests Benefits in Replacing Red Meat with Healthful Alternatives
Larry Husten, PHD
New data from the Nurses’ Health Study suggest that replacing red meat with healthier protein alternatives may reduce the risk for heart disease. Adam Bernstein and colleagues, writing in Circulation, found that women who replaced one daily serving of red meat with a serving of poultry, fish, nuts, or low-fat dairy had significantly lower risk. They observed a 30% lower risk associated with one daily serving of nuts, a 24% reduction with fish, a 19% reduction with poultry, and a 13% reduction with low-fat dairy products.
“There are good protein-rich sources that do not involve red meat,” said Bernstein in an AHA press release. “Although this study included only women, our overall knowledge of risk factors for heart disease suggests that the findings are likely to apply to men as well.”
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