A new study suggests that choosing the wrong ones may backfire. In fact, diets heavy in pasta, bread, potatoes and sweets appeared just as bad as, if not worse than, diets high in animal products.
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The study, of over 200,000 U.S. health professionals, found those who ate plenty of healthy plant foods -- such as vegetables, beans and whole grains -- did have a lower risk of heart disease.
That was not true, however, if people loaded up on foods that are technically plant-based, but not all that healthy.
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