High-Protein Diets May Lead to Atherosclerosis

And — at least according to this paper — one amino acid is to blame.

Fat, carbohydrate, protein — the three macronutrients that give us the energy we need to live. Macros are a really convenient way to define the major thrust of the diet wars of the last 40 years. From the late 80s low-fat craze — “fat makes you fat”, to the 90s and aughts…