BROADCASTS.com

This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Levels.\nIf you\u2019re like most people, you\u2019re sick of being mixed-up and confounded by conflicting media reports about the latest research on which foods are good or bad for us. You know what I\u2019m talking about: one day eggs are unhealthy, and the next day they are a miracle food. So, should we avoid or embrace eggs in our diet?\nIn today\u2019s episode of my series I\u2019m calling Health Bites, I talk about research that has both led to and debunked concerns associated with eating eggs. I also talk about the production of a gut metabolite called TMAO (trimethylamine N-oxide) and how the health of our gut microbiome influences our TMAO levels.\nThis episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Levels.\nRupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 35 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, and Great Plains. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com.\nBy leveraging biosensors like continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), Levels provides real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health. Learn more about Levels by going to levels.link/HYMAN.\nHere are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):\n\nThe research that laid the foundation for the claim that eggs cause blood clots (3:22 / 1:17)\xa0\n\nSupplemental choline vs dietary choline (4:57 / 2:50)\xa0\n\nFollow-up research assessing whether eggs raise TMAO levels and cause blood clots (5:23 / 3:16)\xa0\n\nDebunking myths around eating eggs and high cholesterol (6:05 / 4:05)\xa0\n\nHow gut health influences TMAO production (8:37 / 5:43)\xa0\n\n\nResearch discussed in this episode\nGut Microbe-Generated TMAO from Dietary Choline Is Prothrombotic in Subjects\nDietary Choline Supplements, but Not Eggs, Raise Fasting TMAO Levels in Participants with Normal Renal Function: A Randomized Clinical Trial\nTMAO Response to a High-Fat High-Sugar Meal Challenge in Generally Healthy United States Adults\n\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices