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Hypertension Caused by Gut Bacteria

Gut bacteria can not only affect metabolism, immune responses, and mood, but they also play a major role in causing hypertension. Jason Ridlon, an assistant professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at U of I, first discovered the gene for an enzyme in certain bacteria that changes cortisol, a steroid hormone, into another steroid known as an androgen.

Gut Bacteria may cause Hypertension - Beyond food - Metabolism can cause hypertension - Metabolism by gut bacteria results in a molecule calles GALF, which disrupts sodium transport out of human kidney cells

Hypertension is Caused by Gut Bacteria Metabolism

Hypertension is caused not only by what you eat but also by the natural process of metabolization after you eat. Read More

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