White meat or red, both equally bad for you
New Study Contradicts Earlier Wisdom That Eating Poultry Helps In Cutting Cholesterol
Washington:15.06.2019
A recent study debunked all previous theories that red meat is the only food which has a great impact on cholesterol. The researchers found out that even white meat has an identical effect on cholesterol levels in the body.
The study was published in ‘American Journal of Clinical Nutrition’. According to the researchers from the University of California, the study breaks the prolonged mentality of people that eating white meat will be less harmful to the heart as compared to red meat. Though there may be other effects of eating red meat which can trigger cardiovascular diseases.
Several non-meat protein products such as vegetables, dairy, and legumes, including beans, are the ones which show the best cholesterol benefit.
It is known that saturated fats which are obtained from animal sources like butter, beef fat, poultry skin increases the concentration of Low-Density Lipoproteins (LDL) in blood or “bad” cholesterol which is usually a waxy substance that can block up your arteries. This could result in a cardiac arrest or a heart attack.
For the test, over 100 healthy men and women of the age bracket 21 and 65 were asked to either consume food with highsaturated fat, provided primarily butter and full-fat foods, or low saturated fat groups.
All the participants cycled through three test diets: red meat diet, white meat diet and then a no meat diet.
Each diet lasted for about four weeks and was later halted by a “washout period” where the participants were asked to eat their usual food. The main source of red meat listed by the researchers was beef, while chicken served as the main white meat protein. Blood samples of all the participants were collected before and after the start of each diest test.
The results revealed that plant proteins had a healthier impact on blood cholesterol. Participants who consumed a diet rich in saturated fats had higher total LDL cholesterol than those who consumed a diet low in saturated fats.
The study also divulged the size of cholesterol particles where small particles contribute more to artery hardening risk than the large ones. ANI
MEATY AFFAIR: White meat has an identical effect on cholesterol levels
New Study Contradicts Earlier Wisdom That Eating Poultry Helps In Cutting Cholesterol
Washington:15.06.2019
A recent study debunked all previous theories that red meat is the only food which has a great impact on cholesterol. The researchers found out that even white meat has an identical effect on cholesterol levels in the body.
The study was published in ‘American Journal of Clinical Nutrition’. According to the researchers from the University of California, the study breaks the prolonged mentality of people that eating white meat will be less harmful to the heart as compared to red meat. Though there may be other effects of eating red meat which can trigger cardiovascular diseases.
Several non-meat protein products such as vegetables, dairy, and legumes, including beans, are the ones which show the best cholesterol benefit.
It is known that saturated fats which are obtained from animal sources like butter, beef fat, poultry skin increases the concentration of Low-Density Lipoproteins (LDL) in blood or “bad” cholesterol which is usually a waxy substance that can block up your arteries. This could result in a cardiac arrest or a heart attack.
For the test, over 100 healthy men and women of the age bracket 21 and 65 were asked to either consume food with highsaturated fat, provided primarily butter and full-fat foods, or low saturated fat groups.
All the participants cycled through three test diets: red meat diet, white meat diet and then a no meat diet.
Each diet lasted for about four weeks and was later halted by a “washout period” where the participants were asked to eat their usual food. The main source of red meat listed by the researchers was beef, while chicken served as the main white meat protein. Blood samples of all the participants were collected before and after the start of each diest test.
The results revealed that plant proteins had a healthier impact on blood cholesterol. Participants who consumed a diet rich in saturated fats had higher total LDL cholesterol than those who consumed a diet low in saturated fats.
The study also divulged the size of cholesterol particles where small particles contribute more to artery hardening risk than the large ones. ANI
MEATY AFFAIR: White meat has an identical effect on cholesterol levels
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