Atherosclerosis
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the Y Combinator Startup Podcast
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Zeevi: Gut microbes metabolize red meat carnitine into atherosclerosis-causing TMAO
“They looked at carnitine, which is a compound that is found in red meat. This carnitine is metabolized by the microbiome to form TMA. It's a compound. TMA is then oxidized in the liver to form TMAO, and TMAO causes a reduce in reverse cholesterol transport and…”