date:Oct 12, 2015
n certain types of gut bacteria break down animal proteins and fat, according to the study. This compound has been linked to increased risk of heart disease, the researchers said.
In the study, the researchers found that people who followed the Mediterranean diet less strictly for example, by eating more red meat or less vegetables than those who followed it more closely had higher levels of this compound in their urine.
The machinery in our gut
Taken together, the molecules that are produc