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A third misconception is that people on a low carb diet face a higher risk of developing heart disease. A number of studies have established that these types of food improve cholesterol levels and decrease blood pressure. A research team at the Harvard School of Public Health conducted a study to measure the risk for heart disease in people on a low carbohydrate diet. The study was published in NEJM and followed over 80,000 participants within a period of twenty years. The research has confirmed that such foods do not increase the risk for heart problems. Another study was conducted at Stanford University and looked at low-carb dieting and cardiac health. The study included people on the Ornish, Zone, and Atkins diets who were obese or overweight. Participants who followed the Atkins diet lost more weight than those on the Zone and Ornish diets. Moreover, people on a low-carb, high protein diet saw improvements in their cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

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