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Analysis v1
If you eat lean red or white meat instead of beans, nuts, or tofu—while eating a lot of saturated fat—your bad cholesterol levels tend to go up, which might be worse for your heart, no matter what kind of meat it is.
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Animal-based and plant-based protein-rich foods and cardiovascular health: a complex conundrum.
Editorial/Opinion
2019 Jul 1When people ate lean beef or chicken instead of beans, nuts, and soy—while eating a lot of saturated fat—their 'bad' cholesterol levels went up. It didn’t matter if it was red or white meat; both were worse than plant proteins for cholesterol.
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