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		FollowingTheDao 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Molecule produced by gut bacteria causes atheroscl... Not really because this might raise the chances of certain cancer in certain people. Microbially produced imidazole propionate impairs prostate cancer progression through PDZK1 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39819421/ You really need to know your genetics to be certain, and make sure you have enough B6. Meat is very high in histidine so that is why this meat, without enough B6, will raise the risk of heart disease and T2D as well as colon cancer.

foolswisdom 6 months ago | [–]

Well, meat wasn't mentioned, unless fish counts.

drjasonharrison 6 months ago | | [–]

Animal flesh wasn't explicitly mentioned, but was absent from the list of foods that would decrease atherosclerosis.

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