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High-Protein Diet Linked to Heart Failure for Older Women

  • January 02, 2017

A new study shows that women over age 50 who eat a diet too high in meat proteins are more at risk for heart failure, CNN Health reports. Vegetable proteins, however, did not pose a risk. High-protein, low-carb diet fads have come and gone over the years as a method of losing weight, but only recently has it come to light that all this protein — usually sourced from meats — is simply not healthy. One of the primary problems with excess protein or amino acids is that it...