Differential Effect of Short-Term Popular Diets on TMAO and Other Cardio-metabolic Risk Markers

Dietary nutrient intake and its metabolism by the gut microbiome have recently been implicated in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. In particular, trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), a metabolite of the gut microbiota, has been shown to be a predictor of incident CVD events. Elevated levels of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) have also been associated with an increased propensity for insulin resistance.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - February 21, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Ji Eun Park, Michael Miller, Jeffrey Rhyne, Zeneng Wang, Stanley L. Hazen Source Type: research