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Molecule produced by gut bacteria causes atherosclerosis

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Post by pygy_ »

FollowingTheDao wrote: post #35
pygy_ wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

TMAO is the precursor of imidazole propionate.

No, it is not. imidazole propionate is made by gut bacteria metabolizing histidine. https://www.caymanchem.com/product/33458/imidazole-propionat...

My bad, I read the paper too fast.

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BruceEel wrote: post #7

"The new study shows that blood levels of imidazole propionate are lower in people with diets rich in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fish, tea, and low-fat dairy products." That's encouraging

The kind of good news is that it looks like that eating a lot of fat is not an issue per-se if you manage to reduce your level of imidazole propionate!
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