How does vegetarian protein help prevent heart disease?

Protein-rich vegetarian food staples, such as soy, nuts, and beans are low in heart-unhealthy saturated fat. Beans are also rich in soluble fiber, which has been shown to reduce blood cholesterol levels. Numerous studies have shown that the rates of deaths from heart disease are about 25 percent lower among vegetarians than among nonvegetarians.

British researchers have found that people who get more protein from non-meat sources (vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts, etc.) tend to have lower blood pressure than their more carnivorous peers. These results may help explain why a Mayo Clinic analysis found a 30 percent lower risk of death from heart disease among postmenopausal women who consumed high amounts of vegetarian protein sources.

Vegetarian protein meaning, plant-based proteins (beans, legumes, lentils), are a good source of protein, are high in fiber and have no cholesterol. Fiber, especially soluble fiber, binds with cholesterol and removes it from our body therefore protecting our heart.