Recent studies and researchers have shed light on the negative health effects of consuming red meat. Read on...

Red meat intake ups heart failure risk: A harmful chemical in red meat like your favourite steak may put you at acute heart failure risk, suggests a recent research. Red meat is rich in a nutrient called L-carnitine which is broken down by gut bacteria to form the harmful chemical named trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO). In previous studies, TMAO has been association with mortality risk in chronic heart failure but this association in acute heart failure is still unknown. The team of researchers from an university in Britain, measured circulating TMAO levels in approximately 1,000 patients admitted with acute heart failure. The study claims to be the first to investigate association of TMAO levels in acute heart failure patients.