19 Feb 2020 --- Adhering to a plant-based diet over animal products may counteract unfavorable microbes known to increase risk of heart disease. This is according to a new study by the Tulane University Obesity Research Center in New Orleans, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The findings from the ten year study provide further evidence of the role of certain gut microbes may play as a biomarker for heart disease and strengthen the case for intervention of the microbiome in heart disease prevention.
