Diet Inositol is widely present in foods, especially plant foods where it often appears in the form of phytic acid (IP6) a major storage form in grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds
6 Multiple microbes in both the small and large intestines can convert dietary L-carnitine into GBB, but relatively few can transform GBB into TMA.13 The GBB-to-TMA conversion is much higher in omnivores than in vegans and vegetarians, likely because of differences in the gut microbiota, although this aspect of the L-carnitine-to-TMAO pathway is not fully understood
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Benefits: Carnitine is an amino acid derivative naturally found in most body cells, including muscle cells
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