Book a Trimethylamine Test
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Key benefits of Trimethylamine testing
- TMA/TMAO precursor production capacity tracking
- cardiovascular metabolite risk assessment
What is Trimethylamine?
This metric estimates your gut microbiome's functional capacity to produce trimethylamine (TMA) from dietary choline, carnitine, and betaine. TMA is absorbed and converted by the liver to trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), which has been studied for associations with cardiovascular risk. Derived from relevant enzyme gene abundance.
Why is Trimethylamine important?
Gut-produced TMAO is one of the more studied microbiome-cardiovascular connections. Elevated TMAO has been associated with cardiovascular risk markers in research, including studies published in peer-reviewed cardiovascular and nutrition journals. TMA production capacity reflects the abundance of TMA-lyase-encoding bacteria. High red meat and egg intake alongside high TMA production capacity may amplify TMAO generation.
What insights will I get?
Your TMA production capacity may indicate how readily your gut microbiome converts dietary choline and carnitine to TMA - and ultimately to TMAO. This metric may be particularly relevant for members with cardiovascular health goals or high red meat and egg dietary patterns.
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