According to a new study analyzing the data of thousands of people, an excessive intake of a certain kind of amino acid — present in protein-rich foods — is associated with a higher cardiometabolic risk. Many people follow diets that are high in protein, which can help with weight loss and building muscle mass.However, increasingly, researchers are starting to question whether protein-rich foods provide enough benefits to offset the potential risks.
For the most part, various recent studies have suggested that high protein foods may affect the health of the heart and the cardiovascular system. For example, a study in animal models that Medical News Today covered last week found that diets that are high in protein may be directly responsible for cardiovascular problems, such as atherosclerosis. Now, hot on its heels, a new study in humans points out a link between eating foods with a high sulfur amino acid content — typically high protein foods — and an increased cardiometabolic risk. The research — the findings of which appear in EClinicalMedicine — comes from Pennsylvania (Penn) State University in State College. Proteins comprise tiny compounds called amino acids, which vary in their components. Some contain atoms of the element sulfur, which gives them their name: sulfur amino acids.
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