Ju-Sheng Zheng, Marinka Steur, Fumiaki Imamura, Heinz Freisling, Laura Johnson, Yvonne T van der Schouw, Tammy Y N Tong, Elisabete Weiderpass, Rashmita Bajracharya, Marta Crous-Bou, Christina C Dahm, Alicia K Heath, Daniel B Ibsen, Franziska Jannasch, Verena Katzke, Giovanna Masala, Conchi Moreno-Iribas, Carlotta Sacerdote, Matthias B Schulze, Sabina Sieri, Nicholas J Wareham, John Danesh, Adam S Butterworth, Nita G Forouhi
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological evidence suggests that a potential association between dietary protein intake and cardiovascular disease (CVD) may depend on the protein source, i.e. plant- or animal- derived, but past research was limited and inconclusive. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of dietary plant- or animal-derived protein consumption with risk of CVD, and its components coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke. METHODS: This analysis in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-CVD case-cohort study included 16244 incident CVD cases (10784 CHD and 6423 stroke cases) and 15141 subcohort members from seven European countries...
March 11, 2024: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition