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@paulsweeney Great synopsis, Paul, and I appreciate your clear approach to this issue.
It seems that the phrase, ‘we’re all different’ applies to our gut biome as well. I have read - but cannot say with certainty - that a strict vegan diet will reduce TMAO in the gut because a vegan diet fosters a different gut biome…and we are finding that most things do begin in the gut.
But again, I am not completely convinced, since probiotics will also change gut flora for as long as you take it, but once it is stopped the gut flora goes back to what it was.
I realize that this is a different mechanism than being full vegan but I wonder if our gut biome - or a majority of it - is genetically programmed and out of our control.
My mantra is moderation in all things, especially when it comes to diet, and if I have 3 scrambled eggs this week for a meal, I probably won’t have that again for two or three weeks; not because of the math of ‘more than one egg per week will kill you’ but because that’s how I usually eat.
Anyway, thanks for the great discussion!
Phil
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@heavyphil @paulsweeney after our conversation I felt I needed to know more about this TMAO phenomenon and as so often happens on the web, conflicting evidence has been found:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201027092211.htm And also https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11545679/
So this is in direct contrast to those claiming that a meat based diet is responsible for most of the maladies we face.
It seems that the bacterium Bilophila thrives on fat and bile and it abounds from eating meat; and it reduces the production of TMA in the gut, therefore reducing production of TMAO.
Interestingly, both of these articles - and numerous others - suggest a genetic predisposition or selection process for the gut biome and once again, trying to nail down the causes of certain diseases remains elusive.
I have no doubt that a strict vegan diet may be helpful for some people but I can’t shake the image of our ancient forbears brandishing spears to bring down a wooly mammoth or similar beast.
Nuts, berries and insects helped them along but it was that chunk of meat that sustained them and allowed them to flourish. Perhaps some of us eat way too much of it - as well as too much dairy or too many eggs. Too much of anything is never good…Best,
Phil