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THURSDAY, July 23, 2020 (HealthDay News)<\/p>\n
If you want to live longer, you should choose beans over beef for your protein, a new analysis suggests.<\/p>\n
“These findings have important public health implications as intake of plant protein can be increased relatively easily by replacing animal protein and could have a large effect on longevity,” the researchers reported.<\/p>\n
Diets high in protein from plants — such as legumes (peas, beans and lentils), whole grains and nuts — have been linked to a lower risk of diabetes<\/a>, heart disease<\/a> and stroke<\/a>, while diets high in animal protein have been linked with a number of health problems.<\/p>\n However, there have been conflicting findings on the association between different types of proteins and the risk of early death, so a group of researchers analyzed 32 studies that examined the risk of death from heart disease<\/a>, cancer<\/a> and any cause in adults aged 19 and older.<\/p>\n During a follow-up of up to 32 years, just over 113,000 deaths occurred among more than 715,000 participants in the studies. A high intake of total protein was associated with a lower risk of all-cause death.<\/p>\n Consumption of plant protein was associated with an 8% lower risk of death from any cause and a 12% lower risk of death from heart disease<\/a>. Consumption of animal protein was not significantly associated with risk of death from heart<\/a> disease or cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n Data from 31 of the studies also showed that an additional 3% of energy from plant proteins a day was associated with a 5% lower risk of death from any cause, according to the findings published July 22 in the BMJ<\/i>.<\/p>\n Possible reasons for the beneficial effects of plant proteins include lower blood pressure<\/a>, cholesterol<\/a> and blood sugar<\/a> levels, which might help reduce the risk of conditions such as heart disease<\/a> and type 2 diabetes<\/a>, said Ahmad Esmaillzadeh, a professor of nutrition<\/a> at Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran, and colleagues.<\/p>\n Further research is required, but the study results “strongly support the existing dietary recommendations to increase consumption of plant proteins in the general population,” the researchers said in a journal news release.<\/p>\n — Robert Preidt<\/p>\n ![\"MedicalNews\"](\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/images\/HealthDay\/healthday.png\")
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