Rats that ate beef had almost 4 times more of a chemical called TMAO in their urine than rats that ate chicken — this chemical is linked to heart disease and inflammation.

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Short-term beef consumption promotes systemic oxidative stress, TMAO formation and inflammation in rats, and dietary fat content modulates these effects.

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2016 Sep 14

The study found that rats eating beef produced way more of two harmful chemicals (TMAO and trimethylamine) in their urine than rats eating chicken, and these chemicals are linked to inflammation — so beef seems to trigger more of these bad reactions than chicken.

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Short-term beef consumption promotes systemic oxidative stress, TMAO formation and inflammation in rats, and dietary fat content modulates these effects.

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DOI: 10.1039/c6fo00462h