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Saturday, March 12, 2016

Gut-Microbial Role in Heart Disease!

The new study published in the journal Cell shows that TMAO (produced by gut microbes from degradation of meat, egg yolk etc) directly alters platelet function, increasing thrombosis (blood clot) potential, which could potentially be the mechanism by which TMAO increases heart attack and stroke risk.

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