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DESCRIPTION: How the egg industry funded a study designed to cover up the toxic trimethylamine oxide reaction to egg consumption.
Unfortunately, this appears to be par for the course for the egg industry. For more of their shenanigans, see:
• Eggs and Cholesterol: Patently False and Misleading Claims (
• Who Says Eggs Aren’t Healthy or Safe? (
• Debunking Egg Industry Myths (
• Eggs and Arterial Function (
• How the Egg Board Designs Misleading Studies (
For background on the evolving TMAO story, see Carnitine, Choline, Cancer, and Cholesterol: The TMAO Connection (
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