Portfolio diet (plant-based diet) previously shown to reduce cholesterol levels was found to lower other risk factors for cardiovascular disease including blood pressure, triglycerides and inflammation, found study conducted by University of Toronto researchers.
"We've known the portfolio diet lowers LDL cholesterol, but we didn't have a clear picture of what else it could do," says John Sievenpiper, an associate professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at U of T and a staff physician and scientist at St....
Portfolio diet (plant-based diet) previously shown to reduce cholesterol levels was found to lower other risk factors for cardiovascular disease including blood pressure, triglycerides and inflammation, found study conducted by University of Toronto researchers.
"We've known the portfolio diet lowers LDL cholesterol, but we didn't have a clear picture of what else it could do," says John Sievenpiper, an associate professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at U of T and a staff physician and scientist at St....