More evidence that what we eat affects our gut bacteria, which in turn impacts our cardiovascular health. Unfortunately, I can think of a few patients who won’t/can’t stop eating poorly, despite deteriorating cardiac health.
Reference
Reduction of intestinal trimethylamine by probiotics ameliorated lipid metabolic disorders associated with atherosclerosis, J. Nutrition 2020;79/80:110941.
Bif. animalis subsp. lactis F1-3-2 could be colonized in the cecum, and might directly degrade TMA or change the structure of intestinal flora. The strain had an effect on TMA and TMAO levels in vivo by decreasing cecum TMA. The strain was demonstrated to participate in the TMA–TMAO regulation, improve the lipid metabolism, and alleviate atherosclerosis caused by TMAO. However, FMO3 had not changed in this process, and needs further study.
