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Last Updated: Mar 14th, 2007 - 21:07:30 |
Medical researchers recommend that trading in some carbohydrates for a healthy fats and protein maybe beneficial for the heart. Based on a trial released in the Journal of the American Medical Association (November 2005) the substitution of various carbohydrates for protein and/or monounsaturated fat showed to support the overall susceptibility to heart disease.
To assess the types of diets that benefit the heart, researchers studied 164 participants with either the first signs of high blood pressure or diagnosed with hypertension. Using three divergent diet emphases: protein, carbohydrates and unsaturated foods, patients were split into three groups.
Subjects of the protein-rich diet consumed proteins cultivated from plant sources, (in example: nuts, legumes, beans, and vegetable-based meat substitutes) which generally have less fat than proteins derived from animal sources.
In the unsaturated-fat-rich group, the diet consisted of monounsaturated fats. Foods and substances such as peanuts, olives and canola oil are deemed as acceptable because they are not attributed to artery-clogging cholesterol.
Because the different groups were assigned to diets rich in carbohydrates, protein or unsaturated fats, the dieting menus varied in preparation. For instance, a typical lunch for a patient in the high carb would be chicken sandwich on whole wheat grain bread with mayonnaise.
Alternatively, while the unsaturated-fat-rich dieters would have their chicken on white bread with barbeque sauce and olive-oil margarine, while the protein patient would enjoy a veggie burger with a barbeque sauce on a traditional hamburger roll.
Subsequent to the six-week study, researchers determined that both the high unsaturated fat diet and high protein groups showed an improved rate in blood pressure and bad cholesterol (LDL) levels. Consequently, the unsaturated fat and protein diets outperformed the heart disease risks associated to the carbohydrate diet.
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