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Heart Disease, Carnitine and Red Meat.

It's not just the saturated fat in red meat that can cause heart disease. Be wary of Carnitine.

Carnitine, a compound abundant in red meat and added as a supplement to popular energy drinks, has been found to promote atherosclerosis (hardening or clogging of arteries).
Nature Medicine, April 2013

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