Giant Study Reveals The Secret to Heart Health Isn't Low-Carb or Low-Fat

The key to heart health isn't cutting down on pasta or potatoes, new evidence suggests; it's not even a low-fat diet. The research suggests the focus of healthy eating shouldn't necessarily be on what's being excluded from your diet (for example, reduced carbs or lowered calories). Instead, the emphasis should be on what you're actually putting into your body, and the quality of those ingredients.

Giant Study Reveals The Secret to Heart Health Isn't Low-Carb or Low-Fat. The key to heart health isn't cutting down on pasta or potatoes, new evidence suggests; it's not even a low-fat diet. The research suggests the focus of healthy eating shouldn't necessarily be on what's being excluded from your diet (for example, reduced carbs or lowered calories). Instead, the emphasis should be on what you're actually putting into your body, and the quality of those ingredients. A study that tracked nearly 200,000 men and women in the US for around 30 years found that some low-fat and low-carb diets are better for heart health than others. What separates them? The key was the quality of the food itself, not the quantity of carbs or fats. The research, led by public health researchers at Harvard University, suggests that if a diet contains too many...