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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ibnanv" data-source="post: 21965351" data-attributes="member: 218596">Vegetarian diets can lead to higher risk of heart disease, finds studyIt is 'crucial to take into consideration the quality of foods in a plant-based diet', says doctor<img src="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/article_small/public/thumbnails/image/2015/10/27/08/vegetarian-diet.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Not all vegetarian food is as healthy as this lot Vegetarian food has been widely proclaimed to be healthier than a traditional ‘meat and two veg’ diet.However, cardiologists have warned some vegetarian food can be just  as bad for you after a study found eating a lot of sweet food and drink,  refined grains and potatoes was linked to a higher risk of heart  disease.Writing in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology,  the researchers described how they had looked at information on the  diet and health of tens of thousands of medical professionals who took  part in regular surveys.They examined the effects of three different types of ‘vegetarian’  diets: one which emphasized plants but included some meat, a healthy  vegetarian diet consisting of whole grains, fresh fruit and vegetables  and an unhealthy version.Dr Ambika Satija, of the Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health in  Boston, said: “When we examined the associations of the three food  categories with heart disease risk, we found that healthy plant foods  were associated with lower risk, whereas less healthy plant foods and  animal foods were associated with higher risk.“It’s apparent that there is a wide variation in the nutritional  quality of plant foods, making it crucial to take into consideration the  quality of foods in a plant-based diet.”The researchers noted that previous studies about the effect of  vegetarian diets on health had tended to treat all plant-based food  equally.In an editorial in the journal, Dr Kim Allan Williams, of the Rush  University Medical Centre in Chicago, said the research added to the  evidence that plant-based diets with whole grains, unsaturated fats and  an abundance of fruits and vegetables “deserve more emphasis in dietary  recommendations”.However the researchers said people should perhaps not try to do too  much too quickly because of the risk they might find it difficult to  maintain.“Just as physical activity is a continuum, perhaps an emphasis on  starting with smaller dietary tweaks rather than major changes would be  more encouraging and sustainable,” they said.<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/vegetarian-diets-heart-disease-link-higher-risk-health-food-sweet-refined-grains-potato-a7845286.html" target="_blank">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/vegetarian-diets-heart-disease-link-higher-risk-health-food-sweet-refined-grains-potato-a7845286.html</a></blockquote>

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