New Link Discovered Between Heart Disease And Red Meat
A compound abundant in red meat and added as a supplement to popular energy drinks has been found to promote atherosclerosis - or the hardening or clogging of the arteries - according to Cleveland Clinic research published online this week in the journal Nature Medicine. The study shows that bacteria living in the human digestive tract metabolize the compound carnitine, turning it into trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), a metabolite the researchers previously linked in a 2011 study to the promotion of atherosclerosis in humans... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
'Red meat chemical' link to heart disease
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Links To The Headlines Red meat nutrient used in weight-loss and muscle-building supplements could cause heart disease. Mail Online, April 7 2013
Red meat chemical 'damages heart', say US scientists. BBC News, April 8 2013
Eating a lot of red meat can cause heart disease. Daily Express, April 8 2013
Links To Science Koeth RA, Wang Z, Levison BS, et al. Intestinal microbiota metabolism of l-carnitine, a nutrient in red meat, promotes atherosclerosis. Nature Medicine. Published online April 7 2013 (Source: NHS News Feed)
Source: NHS News Feed - April 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Food/diet Source Type: news
Compound In Red Meat, Energy Drinks, Raises Heart Risk Via Gut Bacteria
Researchers in the US have discovered a surprising new connection between red meat and heart risk that involves bacteria living in the gut. Gut bacteria digest L-carnitine, a compound abundant in red meat and added to popular energy drinks, to produce trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), a metabolite already suspected of helping to clog up arteries. Previous studies that have tied red meat consumption to increased cardiovascular risk have shown while some of the raised risk is due to the fat and cholesterol in red meat, these culprits aren't enough to explain all of it... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
