Red meat and hearts
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From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I'm Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat.
A study indicates substituting other protein sources for red meat could lower the risk of heart disease. Adam Bernstein of the Harvard School of Public Health saw it in 26 years of data on more than 84,000 women.
Two servings a day of red meat carried a 30 percent higher risk than half a serving. And, compared with one serving a day of red meat, a serving of nuts carried a 30 percent lower risk.
Bernstein's advice for people concerned about heart disease risk:
"We'd suggest that they reduce or eliminate red meat from the diet and instead substitute other sources of protein, such as low-fat dairy, fish, nuts or poultry." (10 seconds)
The study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association was supported by the National Institutes of Health.
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HHS HealthBeat is a production of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I'm Ira Dreyfuss.