A high-protein diet can trigger heart failure risks in middle-aged men

Protein is a macronutrient that is extremely essential in building anybody's muscle mass.

- Sakhi Pandey

Most people get their protein from animal products like chicken, fish, eggs, and many other animal products. However, proteins are also present in a lot of vegetarian, plant, and natural products like legumes, peanuts, almonds, asparagus, artichokes, and green peas among others. Proteins are known as the muscle building nutrients because proteins are made up of amino acids, which include compounds like carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur. These amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, which in turn help in building muscle mass. Therefore, proteins are extremely important for the growth and development of a human being, and most people consume a lot of proteins to build muscles, abs, etc., in the gym, or to gain any sort of muscle mass.

However, an excess of anything is not good for health. Although proteins are an important nutrient and act as a building block to one’s life, on the other side of the coin, the same nutrient is also known to have increased the risk of heart failure in men slightly. A study in Finland found that all middle-aged men consuming a high amount of proteins were more likely to die or face the risk of heart failure than those who did not consume as much protein. However, proteins consumed from fish and eggs did not affect the heart in any way.