Trimethylamine N-Oxide in Relation to Cardiometabolic Health—Cause or Effect?
Trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) is generated in a microbial-mammalian co-metabolic pathway mainly from the digestion of meat-containing food and dietary quaternary amines such as phosphatidylcholine, choline, betaine, or L-carnitine. Fish intake provides a direct significant source of TMAO. Human obse...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-05-01
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Series: | Nutrients |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/5/1330 |