Could animal-based diets actually ‘mitigate risk’ of cardiovascular disease?

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New research questions conventional wisdom that diets high in animal protein are a cardiovascular risk factor / pic: GettyImages-vasiliybudarin

Diets heavy in animal-based products have long been considered cardiovascular risk factors – but new research suggests that a common gut bacterium linked to animal protein consumption could actually help prevent cardiovascular disease.