High Protein Diet Disadvantages

High protein diets are all the rage, but is is all hype? They had gotten a reputation as heart healthy because high protein diets did not seem to raise cholesterol. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed that high protein diets resulted in mice that had more plaque build up in their arteries.

The conclusion? Even if blood tests show cholesterol levels are ok, there are other negative effects that seem to show up as a result of a high protein, lo carb diet. More info here: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2009/08/21/0907995106.abstract

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