Red meat may increase levels of chemical linked with heart disease

New research has found that eating a diet high in red meat could increase levels of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), a chemical generated in the gut and linked to a higher risk of heart disease.

Carried out by researchers at Cleveland Clinic and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the small-scale study looked at 113 healthy men and women to see whether different sources of dietary protein -- red meat, white meat, or non-meat sources -- had different effects on TMAO production. 

Participants followed each of the three diets for one month, with the red meat diet including roughly the equivalent of about 8 ounces of steak daily, or two quarter-pound beef patties, daily. The findings, showed that participants who ate a diet rich in red meat had triple the TMAO levels of those who eat a diet rich in either white meat or mostly plant-based proteins.

However, the good news is that the effect was reversible, with the researchers finding that removing red meat from the diet and switching to either a white meat or non-meat diet for another month significantly lowered the TMAO levels.

TMAO is formed by gut bacteria during digestion and comes partly from nutrients that which are found in red meat.

Although the high level of saturated fat in red meat is known to contribute to heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States, a number of new studies now suggest that TMAO may also increase the risk of the condition. 
 
"This study shows for the first time what a dramatic effect changing your diet has on levels of TMAO, which is increasingly linked to heart disease," said senior author. "It suggests that you can lower your heart disease risk by lowering TMAO."
 
"These findings reinforce current dietary recommendations that encourage all ages to follow a heart-healthy eating plan that limits red meat," added study author. "This means eating a variety of foods, including more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low-fat dairy foods, and plant-based protein sources such as beans and peas."

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Scientists find anti-cancer properties in three rice varieties found in India

The research conducted by agricultural researchers has concluded that three medicinal varieties of rice - Gathuan, Maharaji and Lycha - have the ability to fight cancer

A number of paddy varieties of Chhattisgarh(an Indian State),  have proven to be having medicinal property of fighting against the deadly cancer disease. In the research being done in a research centre, three medicinal paddy varieties of the state, which are ‘Gathuan’, ‘Maharaji’ and ‘Lycha’, have been found to be having the property of destroying the cells of lung and breast cancers.

The ‘Lycha’ variety has been found to be the most effective and it is worth mentioning that all the said three varieties have been taken from germplasm store of the agricultural centre. This latest research has given a new ray of hope in cancer treatment. A student  has done the research under the guidance of Scientists, who is from Radiation Biology and Health Science Division and another scientist from Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division.

Extract made in methanol of all the three varieties has not only stopped the increase the human breast and lung cancers cells, but also destroyed the cancer cells. The ‘Lycha’ variety has been found to be the most effective in destroying the breast cancer cells. All the three varieties have proved to be equally effective against lung cancer.

Against human breast cancer cells, the extract of ‘Gathuan’ variety destroyed 10 percent, ‘Maharaji’ variety extract- near about 35 percent and ‘Lycha’ variety destroyed to the extent of near about 65 per cent of the cells. Against human lung cancer, the three varieties destroyed 70, near about 70 and near about 100percent cells. In order to destroy the cancer cells, the necessary active ingredient can be given to the body by eating 200gm of the rice per day, informed the researchers. In the next stage of research, the scientists are trying to extract the anti-cancer ingredients or elements from these varieties and conduct trials on the mouse.

Subsequently, they plan to develop it as dietary supplement which will be easy for consumption for people, a scientist said.

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