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October 29, 2008

Red meat makes you more vulnerable to E. Coli infections

It appears that eating red meat regularly, such as beef or pork, primes a person's intestines to be more susceptible to E. Coli infections; the reason being that red meat contains a specific sugar molecule that accumulates in the cells lining the intestines, and these sugar molecules show affinity for the toxins exuded by E. Coli.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hD4xw9vpC-tinE71PcFF02w2o1WQ

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