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Consumption of both dietary plant and animal protein was not related to the risk of total CHD and HTN.

Neither plant nor animal protein intake is linked to increased risk of CHD or HTN.

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Moreover, consumption of both dietary plant and animal protein was not related to the risk of total CHD and HTN.
Seyed Mohammad Mousavi et al. · Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition · 2020

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Based on the meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

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Dietary intake of total, animal and plant proteins and the risk of coronary heart disease and hypertension: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

Seyed Mohammad Mousavi et al. · Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition · 2020

DOI 10.1080/10408398.2020.1841730

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