Great post thanks so much!! I really appreciate the concern for animals and learned a few things about some supplements I may want to consider taking while on a plant based diet(been forgetting to take my b12 and eat cruciferous veggies owa)
“Our gut bacteria can turn choline into the toxic byproduct and cardiotoxicant TMAO—trimethylamine oxide—which is then absorbed back into our system within only an hour of consumption. The more eggs we eat, the higher the choline and TMAO levels we have, and the higher the risk we may have for heart disease and other diseases. Choline, as well as carnitine in red meat, can be turned into TMAO, which is associated with inflammation and a significantly higher risk of heart disease, heart attack, stroke, or death within a three-year period.”
I’d be pretty sceptical of nutrition facts—Dr Greger is seriously biased and relies on very weak evidence for many of his claims.
That said, this paper showed increased TMAO from supplemental choline (but not eggs) though I can’t get the full thing to see if the increase was of any clinical relevance:
Great post thanks so much!! I really appreciate the concern for animals and learned a few things about some supplements I may want to consider taking while on a plant based diet(been forgetting to take my b12 and eat cruciferous veggies owa)
On your recommendation for Choline though, it’s an essential nutrient, but I think consuming too much of it can be harmful for health: https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/choline/
“Our gut bacteria can turn choline into the toxic byproduct and cardiotoxicant TMAO—trimethylamine oxide—which is then absorbed back into our system within only an hour of consumption. The more eggs we eat, the higher the choline and TMAO levels we have, and the higher the risk we may have for heart disease and other diseases. Choline, as well as carnitine in red meat, can be turned into TMAO, which is associated with inflammation and a significantly higher risk of heart disease, heart attack, stroke, or death within a three-year period.”
I’d be pretty sceptical of nutrition facts—Dr Greger is seriously biased and relies on very weak evidence for many of his claims.
That said, this paper showed increased TMAO from supplemental choline (but not eggs) though I can’t get the full thing to see if the increase was of any clinical relevance:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0002934321002291