People should start following a heart healthy diet at age 1 – prioritizing protein from plant-based sources
There are nine steps heart experts say you should follow to stave off life-threatening disease – and several contradict Health Sec. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s new “MAHA” dietary guidance.
While the Trump administration’s January guidelines promote eating animal meat and full-fat dairy products, new guidance released by the American Heart Association calls for more plant-based protein sources.
And despite Kennedy’s pledge to end what he claimed was a “war” on protein and saturated fats, the AHA says people should still choose low-fat or fat-free dairy products and replaced saturated fats with sources of unsaturated fats, such as nuts, avocados and seeds.
The new guidance is aimed at lowering Americans’ risk of cardiovascular disease and other chronic health conditions, the AHA, which is supported by 30,000 scientific, medical and healthcare professionals, said.
Everyone is different. Some folks do very well on a grain based diet. Others, like myself and my wife, not so much. If you get fat eating a grain based diet you need to switch to a low carb, high fiber, full fat type of diet. We did, and our health improved significantly. My wife’s 40% blockage is now 20%. I no longer even need meds to control my blood pressure. The book about what we don’t know about health is still much larger than the book of what we do know about health.