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Gut microbial-dependent trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) pathway contributes to both development of renal insufficiency and mortality risk in chronic kidney disease.
High serum concentrations of TMAO are associated with high incidence of renal disorders and mortality. Dietary choline, lecithin (phosphatidylcholine), and L-carnitine are rich sources of trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO). This research work was carried...
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Intestinal microbiota-dependent phosphatidylcholine metabolites, diastolic dysfunction, and adverse clinical outcomes in chronic systolic heart failure.
Increased dietary exposure to choline, betaine, and trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) predisposes cardiovascular disease patients to adverse cardiac events, such heart failure. Choline, betaine, and phosphatidylchomine are dietary precursors of...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cardiovascular-disease/intestinal-microbiota-dependent-phosphatidylcholine-metabolites-diastolic-dysfunction-and-adverse-clinical-outcomes-in-chronic-systolic-heart-failure -
Managing Symptoms vs Treating the Illness
Changing one's beliefs and eating habits can be a very difficult thing to do, especially living in a modern world where our culture believes "more is better." In order to thrive, we're told we need more protein, more fat, more vitamin supplements and...
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Dietary vitamin C intake protects against COPD: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2012
Incorporating more vitamin C-rich foods into our diet may help shield us from developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study evaluated the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) based on the frequency of consumption...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/lung-disease/copd/dietary-vitamin-c-intake-protects-against-copd-the-korea-national-health-and-nutrition-examination-survey-in-2012 -
RE: Is Metabolic Damage Real?
PMID: 2031501 The Hawaii Diet: ad libitum high carbohydrate, low fat multi-cultural diet for the reduction of chronic disease risk factors: obesity, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and hyperglycemia. Shintani TT, Beckham S, Brown AC, O'Connor HK....
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Tricks to Get Kids to Eat Healthier at Home
What we feed our children the first ten years of their lives has a tremendous impact on whether they will suffer from chronic disease later in adulthood . Modeling good eating habits and providing a diet rich in whole, plant foods builds a strong...
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Doctors Know Little About Nutrition
Out of the thousands of hours that doctors receive in medical school training, you may be surprised to find out that most haven't had a single course in nutrition. Dr. Michael Greger says that, "Most medical schools in the United States fail to provide...
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Animal-Based Diet Turns Our Blood Fatty
Our nation's current epidemic of chronic disease is not due to our genetic family history or the consequence of aging, but rather caused by poor diet and lifestyle choices. This is particularly true concerning heart disease. Heart disease rates rise...
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What Makes Us Sick?
became more Americanized, they became sick and obese. Witnessing first-hand how animal-based diets promote obesity and chronic disease was a pivotal moment in Dr. McDougall's career. This observation also revealed how dietary and lifestyle choices...
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Protein Deficiency = Calorie Deficiency
from loss of fat, not protein loss . Instilling fear of becoming protein deficient has not only led to an epidemic of chronic disease, it has crippled our nation's economy. In developed countries, it is nearly impossible to be proteindeficient as long...
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Protect Your Children From Future Disability
Losing a child is every parent's worst fear. No one would argue that nurturing and protecting our children to the best of our ability should be one of our highest priorities. We make sure our children get enough sleep, do their homework, brush their...
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Deciding Which Direction is Best
a healthy diet saturate our media daily. For example, it's been well established that saturated animal fat promotes chronic disease, yet due to popular (and misguided) news reports this fact has been rejected by those who support a high-fat/protein,...
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Whole Foods Market Endorses Plant-Based Diet
Driven by his passion to educate his team members how to regain their lost health, optimize their wellness, and prevent chronic disease, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, John Mackey has become a prominent educator and advocate for a...
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Who has Heart Disease? Everyone?
Heart Disease Kills One Out of Every Three People - Will You be Next? The statistics are distressing. Heart disease is our nation's leading cause of death for both men and women. "More than 1.5 million people will have a heart attack this year, with...
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What will Your Child's Future Look Like?
As a parent, you make many choices throughout the day concerning the health and safety of your children. Adequate sleep, proper dental hygiene, and getting enough fresh air and exercise are just a few of the many good habits you instill in your...
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Can Eating Beans Inhibit Cancer Cell Growth?
Let’s start with the conclusion: we should all eat beans. Every day. Beans help prevent chronic disease , and they provide us with necessary complex carbohydrates, fiber, protein, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Most every ancient culture of the...
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Will my children get enough calcium on a Starch-Smart® diet?
A well planned, Starch-Smart® diet provides optimal nutrition and powerful protection against childhood illness and chronic disease later in adulthood. When consuming a diet rich in whole foods, beans, nuts, seeds, legumes,... Similar Products
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Everyone Else is Doing It!
If you've already decided what you're making for dinner, did any of the following points guide your decision - taste preference, convenience, familiarity, and nutritional or religious/ethical beliefs? Because most people don't have the time or interest...
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Vegetable but not fruit consumption reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes in Chinese women.
questionnaires, researchers examined the diets of 64,191 Chinese women with no previous history of diabetes or other chronic disease. The type 2 diabetes relative risk of each participant in this study was also determined. Researchers discovered that...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/diabetes/type-2-diabetes/vegetable-but-not-fruit-consumption-reduces-the-risk-of-type-2-diabetes-in-chinese-women -
Fat, Not Sugar, Causes Type 2 Diabetes
message that high sugar consumption is the cause of type 2 diabetes, this idea is not really true. Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body cells become resistant to insulin, resulting in a rise in blood sugar. High blood sugar is a...
https://www.drcarney.com/blog/condition-related/fat-not-sugar-causes-type-2-diabetes
