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(from today's email advertising)
"Too Many Eggs Increases Diabetes Risk", By Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen, MDs
"research, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, found that people who ate the equivalent of about one egg a day boosted their risk for Type 2 diabetes by 60%. And even eating the equivalent of just under five eggs a week over the long haul upped the risk for diabetes by 25%. Women seem more affected than men. That may be due to the fact that egg yolk changes the bacteria in your intestine, triggering inflammation that disrupts glucose regulation. For some folks, it also increases bad LDL cholesterol. A diet rich in processed carbohydrates may amplify risk."
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Obviously, very isolated research, probably ignoring that people usually consume significant carbohydrates (bread, potatoes, etc.) when they consume eggs (often fried in saturated fat). However, "intestinal inflammation" is a good hint that diabetes may be associated with a person's microbiome* as well as the degrading islet cells in their pancreas (these produce insulin). In fact, this hints that improving one's microbiome leads to better health in general!
*
https://depts.washington.edu/ceeh/downl ... obiome.pdf
"Fast Facts AboutThe Human Microbiome"
"The gut microbiome is different between obese and lean twins. Obese twins have a lower diversity of bacteria, and higher levels of enzymes, meaning the obese twins are more efficient at digesting food and harvesting calories. Obesity has also been associated with a poor combination of microbes in the gut."
"Type I diabetes is an autoimmune disease associated with a less diverse gut microbiome.
In animal studies, bacteria play a role in developing diabetes."
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Re:
https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/disor ... deficiency
"Vitamin B12 Deficiency (Pernicious Anemia)"
"Unlike most other vitamins, B12 is stored in substantial amounts, mainly in the liver, until it is needed by the body.
If a person stops consuming the vitamin, the body’s stores of this vitamin usually take about 3 to 5 years to exhaust."
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This contrasts with all the advertising pushing Vitamin B-12 for older people!
(high-dose supplement seems unnecessary unless B-12 deficiency exists)
Rod
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