Compared with men who rarely eat eggs, men eating even less than one egg a day appear to have twice the risk of prostate cancer progression. And, men who consume two and a half or more eggs per week—basically an egg every three days—may have an 81 percent increased risk of dying from prostate cancer. How could eating less than an egg a day have such potential impact on cancer risk? The answer may be choline, a compound found concentrated in eggs. The choline in eggs, like the carnitine in red meat, is converted into a toxin called trimethylamine by bacteria existing in meat-eaters’ guts. Trimethylamine, once oxidized in the liver, appears to increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and premature death.
与几乎不吃鸡蛋的男性相比，每天吃不到一个鸡蛋的男性患前列腺癌的风险要高出一倍。每周吃两个半或更多鸡蛋的男性——基本上每三天吃一个鸡蛋——可能会增加81%死于前列腺癌的风险。为什么每天吃不到一个鸡蛋会对患癌症的风险有这样的潜在影响呢?答案可能是胆碱，一种集中在鸡蛋中的化合物。鸡蛋中的胆碱，就像红肉中的肉碱一样，会被肉食者肠道中的细菌转化成一种叫做三甲胺的毒素。久而久之，三甲胺一旦在肝脏中氧化，就会增加心脏病、中风和过早死亡的风险。 #常观世音微语录#