Carnitine in red meat

You already knew red meat was not good for your health for many reasons. Now you have a new reason to add to your list - carnitine. The carnitine in red meat (also added to energy drinks and supplements) enables a microbe to thrive in your gut that breaks down the carnitine into trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO). TMAO leads to an enhanced capacity to deposit cholesterol on the cells of your artery wall. There you have it - which will it be - a stroke or heart attack, or any of the other many cardiovascular related diseases.

More info here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/08/l-carnitine-heart-disease-red-meat-compound_n_3037372.html

TMAO leads to an enhanced capacity to deposit cholesterol on the cells of your artery wall