Surprise! Surprise!  The low carbohyrate diet news is back again. The reason the low carb diet buzz fizzled was the talk of being unhealthy due to high amount of fat intake. It was believed that high fat intake showed a greater risk for hardening of the arteries which can lead to heart disease.

Researchers from Harvard just completed a 20 year study of 82,802 women looking at the correlation between low carbohydrate diets, and heart disease. The study concluded no apparent increased risk of heart disease for those who stuck to a low carbohydrate, high fat, and high protein diet.

What was even more fascinating is when the participants made low fat protein choices such as vegetables, and consumed low fat meats, their coronary heart disease risk may be cut by as much as 30%.

The bottom line – There is no apparent difference in the risk of coronary heart disease from low carb, high protein, high fat diets versus high carbohydrate, and low fat diets. I believe it all comes down to the amount of calories you are taking in per day which can promote obesity leading to heart issues. However, I do recommend considering low fat protein sources if you wish to follow a traditional low carb, high protein, higher fat diet. Consume good fats. Avoid the protein sources which are loaded with saturated, and trans fat.

Let’s keep researching this topic to see which diet is really better for our health, if indeed one actually is.