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Health Benefits of Swapping Animal Proteins for Plant Proteins

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Health benefits could be even greater if people combined plant proteins with other cholesterol-lowering foods. Substituting 1 to 2 servings of animal proteins with plant proteins every day could lead to a small reduction in the 3 main cholesterol markers for cardiovascular disease prevention, a new study suggests. The health benefits could be even greater if people combined plant proteins with other cholesterol-lowering foods such as viscous, water soluble fibres from oats, barley and psyllium, and plant sterols, said lead author Dr. John Sievenpiper of St. Michael’s Hospital.

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