Recent studies confirm older findings that although humans have eaten red meat for 2 million years, heavy consumption increases atherosclerosis and cancer in most populations--and the culprit is not just saturated fat or cholesterol. Our gut bacteria digest a nutrient in meat called L-carnitine. In one mouse study, digestion of L-carnitine boosted artery clogging plaque. Research also has shown that the human immune system attacks a sugar in red meat thats called Neu5Gc, causing inflammation thats low level in the young but that eventually could cause cancer. (From the article)
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 22:43:26 +0000
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