Mengganti lemak hewani dengan makanan nabati menurunkan risiko penyakit jantung, menurut sebuah penelitian yang diterbitkan secara online dalam American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Peneliti diikuti 222.234 peserta dari Health Professionals Follow-Up Study dan Nurses ‘Health Study I dan II dan dipantau asupan lemak dari makanan dan tingkat insiden penyakit kardiovaskular. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa mengganti 5 persen lemak susu dengan jumlah yang sama dengan lemak nabati dan lemak tidak jenuh ganda masing-masing penurunan risiko penyakit jantung sebesar 10 persen dan 24 persen. Para peneliti juga mengamati masing-masing 28, 34, dan 16 persen risiko peturunkan untuk penyakit kardiovaskular, penyakit jantung koroner, dan stroke, ketika peserta mengganti biji-bijian

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Dairy and Other Animal Fat Increases Risk for Heart Disease

Replacing animal fats with plant-based foods decreases your risk for heart disease, according to a study published online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers followed 222,234 participants from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study and the Nurses’ Health Study I and II and monitored dietary fat intake and cardiovascular disease incidence rates. The results showed that replacing 5 percent of dairy fat with an equal amount of vegetable and polyunsaturated fats decreased heart disease risk by 10 percent and 24 percent, respectively. Researchers also observed a 28, 34, and 16 percent lowered risk for cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, and stroke, respectively, when participants replaced dairy fat with whole grains.
Chen M, Li Y, Sun Q, et al. Dairy fat and risk of cardiovascular disease in 3 cohorts of US adults. Am J Clin Nutr. Published online August 24, 2016.