Meat, carnitine, gut bacteria and heart disease

nas061

Very interesting article....

Heart disease and the microbiome - Hardening of the arteries may be caused by a malign interaction of meat-eating and intestinal bacteria

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21576062-hardening-arteries-may-be-caused-malign-interaction-meat-eating-and

lithezebra

Symbionts! I want to know which bacteria are the ones who eat carnitine. It would be interesting to look at the gut microbiota of vegans who eat red meat over a period of time, to see if they gain bacteria that consume carnitine, or not.

I vaguely recall research that showed the lipopolysaccharide portion of the gram negative bacterial cell wall being transported through the gut wall along with dietary fat and triggering a systemic immune response because we have toll-like receptors for lipopolysaccharide.

nas061

Another article.....

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/health/study-points-to-new-culprit-in-heart-disease.html?_r=0

FredDoyle

Enjoy countless pages of discussion:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/953427-another-potential-strike-against-red-meat?hl=red+meat