High protein diet slightly increases heart failure risk in middle-aged men

For middle-aged men, eating higher amounts of protein was associated with a slightly elevated risk for heart failure than those who ate less protein, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland. Proteins from fish and eggs were not associated with heart failure risk in this study. The findings were reported in Circulation: Heart Failure. Despite the popularity of high protein diets, there is little research about how diets high in protein might impact men’s heart failure risk. “As many people seem to take the health benefits of high-protein diets for granted, it