Meat, Eggs, Cheese, And Heart And Kidney Failure

Meat, Eggs, Cheese, And Heart And Kidney Failure

When you digest meat, eggs, and cheese you also digest concentrated amounts carnitine and choline. The bacteria in your digestive tract converts carnitine and choline into Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO).

TMAO promotes both heart and kidney failure. TMAO promotes atherosclerosis (the hardening of arteries) by increasing the ability of inflammatory cells in the cholesterol plague in arteries to bind with LDL cholesterol.

The buildup of cholesterol plaque and the hardening of arteries contributes to strokes and heart attacks. TMAO buildup also leads to heart failure and kidney failure.

Learn more about the connection from Dr. Greger.

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