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You have heard that high cholesterol causes coronary artery disease and results in heart attacks, but there is actually a lot of research that shows that this is not true.<\/p>\nYou have heard that high cholesterol causes coronary artery disease and results in heart attacks, but there is actually a lot of research that shows that this is not true.<\/p>\n
So, if not cholesterol, then what?<\/p>\n
A new study reveals a \u201chealthy\u201d nutrient that we get from a specific type of food drastically increases your risk of stroke and heart attack\u2026 much more than high cholesterol.<\/p>\n
Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic theorized that a substance called trimethylamine N-<\/em>oxide, which is produced by some of our gut bacteria, increases our risk of stroke, heart attack and other cardiovascular diseases.<\/p>\n To test their theory, they used choline.<\/p>\n Choline is an essential nutrient for our brain and muscle function as well as energy level. But sometimes, people have too much of it, which raises the trimethylamine N-<\/em>oxide level in our bodies.<\/p>\n Choline is found in high doses in beef liver, salmon, chickpeas, split peas, navy beans, eggs, beef, poultry, cauliflower, milk, Brussels sprouts and many other foods.<\/p>\n The researchers supplemented 18 people with choline.<\/p>\n The trimethylamine N-<\/em>oxide levels in all 18 of their participants increased tenfold, proving that choline definitely skyrocketed this potentially harmful chemical.<\/p>\n When they tested their participant’s blood, they found that it was more glutinous than usual and more likely to clot, which clearly increases the risk of heart attack.<\/p>\n Now does this mean you should avoid choline?<\/p>\n No! First of all, it\u2019s an essential nutrient for so many functions of your body. And you\u2019re more likely to be deprived of it than consuming too much.<\/p>\n Second, many of the foods including choline are very healthy. So, avoiding these good foods would limit your consumption of a great diet.<\/p>\n But, you should absolutely not supplement with choline without a blood sample proving you\u2019re deprived of it. And even then, it\u2019s always better to just adjust your diet.<\/p>\n