L-Carnitine, Nutrient In Red Meat, Linked With Heart Disease A carnitine connection

 L-Carnitine, Nutrient In Red Meat, Linked With Heart Disease.

 A carnitine connection.

 Two years ago, Hazen and his research team discovered that microorganisms in the intestines can convert substances found in choline, a common dietary fat, to a by-product known as TMAO, trimethylamine-N-oxide.

 This new study looked at l-carnitine, which has a similar chemical structure to choline.

L-Carnitine, Nutrient In Red Meat, Linked With Heart Disease What to do

  L-Carnitine, Nutrient In Red Meat, Linked With Heart Disease

What to do

Besides looking at animal models, researchers also looked at what happens when people eat carnitine, comparing 51 people who normally eat meat to 23 people who were vegetarian or vegan (who consume no animal products). The researchers found that adults who avoid meat and eat fewer animal products produced much lower concentrations of TMAO in the blood compared with the meat eaters.
"If you're eating a lot of red meat, this study argues to consider cutting back," Hazen said. He recommended decreasing the frequency of eating red meat, and its portion size.
For people taking carnitine supplements, Hazen said he's unaware of a compelling study that shows a dramatic benefit from them. And taking the supplement could be influencing a person's long-term risk of heart disease, he suggested.
Pass it on: A compound called carnitine found in in red meat and supplements may increase the risk of heart disease.

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L-Carnitine, Nutrient In Red Meat, Linked With Heart Disease

L-Carnitine, Nutrient In Red Meat, Linked With Heart Disease. 

L-Carnitine, Nutrient In Red Meat, Linked With Heart Diseaseption

 

The high amounts of saturated fat and cholesterol in red meat have long been blamed for increasing people's risk of heart disease. But now, new research points a finger at another culprit in meat that may be more closely tied to this leading killer.

Researchers discover new link between red meat and heart disease

Researchers discover new link between red meat and heart disease.

Researchers discover new link between red meat and heart disease

 

The researchers discovered that bacteria residing in the human digestive tract help turn the compound carnitine into trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), a metabolite that has previously been linked to the furtherance of atherosclerosis in humans. Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic have discovered a new link between red meat and heart disease. Reporting in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers noted that a compound plentiful in read meats has been shown to increase the risk of atherosclerosis.