Isoflavones, in tofu and plant proteins, associated with lower heart disease risk
People who regularly ate tofu and other foods containing isoflavones had a moderately lower risk of developing heart disease. However, people who eat isoflavones and adhere to a healthier diet in general are already considerably less likely to die from a heart attack compared to those who did not.
March 23, 2020 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: ate-tofu, developing-heart, foods, foods-containing, heart-attack, moderately-lower, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets
To reap heart benefits of a plant-based diet, avoid junk food
A new study suggests that people following a plant-based diet who frequently consumed less-healthful foods like sweets, refined grains and juice showed no heart health benefit compared with those who did not eat a plant-based diet.
March 18, 2020 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: benefit-compared, frequently-consumed, heart-health, new-study, not-eat, oncalldietitian.com, people-following, refined-grains
