Low-carb diets do not increase risk of coronary heart disease in women

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"[D]iets lower in carbohydrate and higher in protein and fat are not associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease in women," a new study Harvard concludes. Low-Carb Diets

Women eating a low-carb diet no more likely to get heart disease

The one-tenth of women consuming the most animal protein, animal fat, but the least amount of carbohydrates were 6 percent less likely to get coronary heart disease over a 20-year period of time than the one-tenth of women consuming the most carbohydrates, however, the difference was not statistically significant.

 

Vegetables

Vegetables protect against protein

However, vegetables were protective against coronary heart disease.

The one-tenth of women consuming the most carbohydrates, fat and protein from vegetables were 30 percent less likely to get coronary heart disease over the 20-years compared to the one-tenth of women consuming the least vegetables.

 

Subjects

Subjects : 82,802 Nurses

The study evaluated data from 82,802 women in the Nurses’ Health Study.

REFERENCE

Halton TL, Willett W, Liu S, Manson JE, Albert CM, Rexrode K, Hu F. Low-carbohydrate-diet score and the risk of coronary heart disease in women. N Engl J Med. 2006 Nov 9, 355(19):1991-2002.

AUTHOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION

Departments of Nutrition
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA 02115, USA

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