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Gut microbes may play a role in heart failure. We’ve heard a lot lately about how the bacteria in and on our bodies can affect our health, but it looks like these microscopic passengers are responsible for a wider variety of disease than we thought. “In a new study, a team of researchers found that high-fat, high-cholesterol foods put some people at higher risk of developing heart failure because of the microbes in their body that are part of the digestive process. People with these microbes may also be at risk for more severe consequences from heart failure, including death. Since people have different levels of these microbes and the products they release into blood, a simple blood test may be able to tell us who’s at greater risk.” The researchers still say that maintaining a healthy diet is the best way to avoid heart disease, but their research brings us one step closer to understanding exactly how diet influences our health and figuring out who needs special attention.
