High-Protein vs. Standard-Protein Diets in Overweight and Obese Patients with Heart Failure and Diabetes Mellitus: Findings of the Pro-HEART Trial

Abstract

Both energy-restricted diets reduced weight and visceral fat. However, the high-protein diet resulted in greater reductions in cardiometabolic risks relative to a standard-protein diet. These results suggest that a high-protein diet may be more effective in reducing cardiometabolic risk in this population, but further trials of longer duration are needed.