Untargeted Metabolomics Reveals Elevated L-Carnitine Metabolism in Pig and Rat Colon Tissue Following Red Versus White Meat Intake.

Caroline RomboutsLieven Van MeulebroekMargot De SpiegeleerSophie Goethals Thomas Van Hecke Stefaan De SmetWinnok H De VosLynn Vanhaecke

Published in: Molecular nutrition & food research (2021)

This study demonstrates elevated (acyl)carnitine metabolism in colon tissue of animals that follow a red meat-based diet, providing mechanistic insights that may aid in explaining the nutritional-physiological correlation between red/processed meat and Western diseases.

Keyphrases

mass spectrometry
physical activity
weight loss
oxidative stress
fatty acid
body mass index
liquid chromatography
high resolution