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Re:The Lumina Probiotic May Cause Blindness in the Same Way ... by jostmey on Friday July 11, 2025 @12:18AM (#44528349)
According to the article as I understand it, the bacteria in question directly produces formate, the suspected culprit behind the vision loss. Ethanol being produced by the bacteria is not the relevant information here
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Re:The Lumina Probiotic May Cause Blindness in the Same Way ... by trhway on Friday July 11, 2025 @12:23AM (#44528368)
my point is about selling proposition of that probiotic - production of ethanol which i'd not expect to be long term healthy on its own merits, even without formate.
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Re:The Lumina Probiotic May Cause Blindness in the Same Way ... by 3eb7988a1663 on Friday July 11, 2025 @12:29AM (#44528395)
Various metabolic processes in the body already produce methanol and ethanol. Now as to the relative quantities involved, I have no idea what can be produced by bacteria in the mouth.
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Re:The Lumina Probiotic May Cause Blindness in the Same Way ... by jostmey on Friday July 11, 2025 @12:32AM (#44528407)
Yeah, that is the big question here... how much is being produced. Also, how variable is the product from batch to batch? Could one batch be producing byproducts at much higher quantities than another batch?
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