Friday, January 30, 2015

Gut bacteria byproduct linked to chronic kidney disease for the first time

Cleveland Clinic researchers have, for the first time, linked trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) – a gut metabolite formed during the digestion of egg-, red meat- or dairy-derived nutrients choline and carnitine – to chronic kidney disease. TMAO has been linked to heart disease already, with blood lev…

Source: Gut bacteria byproduct linked to chronic kidney disease for the first time



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