Lions and wolves eat only meat and never get clogged arteries.
Scientific Claim
Wild obligate carnivores consuming natural prey-based diets exhibit minimal to no atherosclerotic plaque buildup in arterial vasculature.
Original Statement
“When you study wild carnivores like lions, tigers, or wolves, something stands out. When they eat their natural diet of meat and fat, their arteries, they remain clear. Veterinary pathology research consistently shows that wild carnivores have little to no plaque buildup.”
Context Details
Domain
cardiology
Population
animal
Subject
wild obligate carnivores (e.g., lions, tigers, wolves)
Action
exhibit
Target
minimal to no atherosclerotic plaque buildup
Intervention Details
Evidence from Studies
Supporting (0)
Contradicting (2)
This study used lab mice with genetic problems and junk food to test a new drug, not wild cats or wolves eating their natural prey, so it doesn’t tell us anything about whether those animals get clogged arteries.
FFAR4 Deficiency Increases Necrotic Cores in Advanced Lesions of ApoE−/− Mice—Brief Report
This study used lab mice fed junk food and changed their genes to see how plaques form—it doesn’t tell us anything about wild cats or wolves eating their natural prey.