According to the results of the analysis, the three metabolites generated by the intestinal microbiota from L-carnitine (TMAO, -butyrobetaine and crotonobetaine) were partly responsible for the unfavourable association with the consumption of unprocessed red meat, total meat, and foods of animal origin, with proportions mediating 10.6%, 7.8%, and 9.2% of the risk, respectively
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2011;342:c7086
Westgarth C, Christley RM, Jewell C, German AJ, Boddy LM, Christian HE
It explains that establishing causality is difficult because pancreatitis is multifactorial and patients on these medications often have comorbidities such as obesity, diabetes and gallstones that independently raise risk