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Celebration

(15,812 posts)
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 05:15 PM Sep 2012

New study shows gut bacteria could cause type 2 diabetes

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-gut-bacteria-diabetes.html

Studying gut bacteria can reveal a range of human illness. Now, new research shows that the composition of a person's intestinal bacteria could play an important role in the development of type 2 diabetes. These results, from a joint European and Chinese research team, have just been published in the journal Nature.

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New study shows gut bacteria could cause type 2 diabetes (Original Post) Celebration Sep 2012 OP
Yeah but... Does diet affect gut bacteria? bunnies Sep 2012 #1
I would think over-prescribing anti-biotics would affect any bacteria. nt morningglory Sep 2012 #2
clean water affects gut bacteria. mopinko Sep 2012 #3
Interesting. SheilaT Sep 2012 #4

mopinko

(69,803 posts)
3. clean water affects gut bacteria.
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 11:26 PM
Sep 2012

we are slowly figuring out that we are just f'ing up our microflora 8 ways to sunday, and it is wreaking all manner of havoc.

 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
4. Interesting.
Thu Sep 27, 2012, 01:18 AM
Sep 2012

On a similar note, I've been hypothesizing for several years now that obesity might possibly have a viral cause, at least in some cases.

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