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Gut Microbes Increase Risk of Heart Disease When They Act Upon Certain Food Compounds

Posted by Raja Nandhini on Thu, 16 May 2013

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Obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and lifestyle factors like smoking, lack of exercise are the most commonly suspected causes for heart attack or stroke. However, every now and then we come across cases of heart attack where the patients were found to have none of the risk factors of heart disease. This proves that there are other mechanisms involved, which are yet to be explored. Dr. Stanley Hazen, chairman of the department of cellular and molecular medicine at the Cleveland Clini... Read More

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scverma 19 May 13 11:42 AM Many real questions are yet to be answered regarding TMAO. Gut microbes are always good. They start troubling only when they are troubled. Home made food, in any part of the world, including curd is best. There is definitely no ROLE of GUT BACTERIA products. We must remain alert to this marketing strategy. Story line is just only getting build-up.