Does TMAO *cause* Heart Disease? | Kevin Klatt PhD RD

Опубликовано: 26 Март 2025
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Is TMAO a cause of heart disease or an innocent bystander? What is TMAO and what foods raise it? Should we avoid foods high in TMAO (or foods that raise TMAO levels)?

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References:
TMAO production from choline & carnitine:
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/5/1330

TMAO & risk of disease:
https://link.springer.com/article/10....
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

TMAO genetics (mendelian randomization):
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/3/1940

What fraction of TMAO level is explained by diet?
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/a...

TMAO & microbiome:
https://www.nature.com/articles/nm.3145.

TMAO, whole grains and fish:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

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0:00 What is TMAO?
1:35 Cause or innocent bystander?
3:22 Randomized trials
4:16 Genetics
5:37 TMAO levels
7:14 Observational studies
10:37 Diet vs endogenous production
12:04 Whole grains and fish
15:42 Individual nutrients
19:25 Small effects