How safe is the Paleo diet?

The popular low-carbohydrate, high-fat ‘Paleo’ diet can cause weight gain and predispose followers to diabetes, say researchers, who recommend a Mediterranean diet instead.

Red meat compound linked to worse outcomes in heart failure patients

Higher levels of circulating TMAO – a compound gut bacteria produce during digestion of red meat – precedes worse outcomes in acute heart failure patients, a new study finds.