Red Meat's Impact on Gut Bacteria Raises Heart Disease Risk
Red meat's impact on gut bacteria raises risk of heart disease.
For many of us, it's hard to turn down red meat.
A scientific study on the effects of red meat consumption has turned up evidence of a certain bacteria produced in the human stomach that may increase the risk of heart disease.
By looking at the different effects of the L-carnitine nutrient on vegetarians or vegans and meat eaters, the researchers from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio found that meat eaters have a digestion process that changes more of the L-carnitine nutrient into a compound called TMAO.
The participants in one study ate a steak and then had their blood drawn and tested for TMAO levels.
One vegan even agreed to eat a steak for the study, so that the researchers could see how meat consumption affects different digestive systems.
The subjects who ate meat regularly tested with higher levels of TMAO, which has been shown to change the body’s metabolism of cholesterol, not allowing it to be excreted, and making it accumulate faster and clog arteries.
Carnitine is also used as an additive in energy drinks and as a nutritional supplement for bodybuilders.
For many of us, it's hard to turn down red meat.
A scientific study on the effects of red meat consumption has turned up evidence of a certain bacteria produced in the human stomach that may increase the risk of heart disease.
By looking at the different effects of the L-carnitine nutrient on vegetarians or vegans and meat eaters, the researchers from the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio found that meat eaters have a digestion process that changes more of the L-carnitine nutrient into a compound called TMAO.
The participants in one study ate a steak and then had their blood drawn and tested for TMAO levels.
One vegan even agreed to eat a steak for the study, so that the researchers could see how meat consumption affects different digestive systems.
The subjects who ate meat regularly tested with higher levels of TMAO, which has been shown to change the body’s metabolism of cholesterol, not allowing it to be excreted, and making it accumulate faster and clog arteries.
Carnitine is also used as an additive in energy drinks and as a nutritional supplement for bodybuilders.
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