Cholesterol-gobbling gut bacteria could protect against heart disease

Certain microbes in the gut microbiome may guard against heart disease
by lowering people's cholesterol.
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Now, a study published April 2 in the journal Cell has shown that
bacteria in the genus Oscillibacter break down cholesterol and that
people who carry more of those bacteria have lower cholesterol levels
than people with fewer of those microbes.

https://www.livescience.com/health/heart-circulation/cholesterol-gobbling-gut-bacteria-could-protect-against-heart-disease

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