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Related: About this forumNew study shows gut bacteria could cause type 2 diabetes
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-gut-bacteria-diabetes.htmlStudying 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
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bunnies
(15,859 posts)1. Yeah but... Does diet affect gut bacteria?
my hunch is: yes.
morningglory
(2,336 posts)2. I would think over-prescribing anti-biotics would affect any bacteria. nt
mopinko
(69,803 posts)3. clean water affects gut bacteria.
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.
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.