Adding to the growing body of research that proves our microbiome is a powerful ally in fighting disease, scientists have found that an easy-to-get nutrient in our food causes our guts to produce powerful insulin-regulating compounds.
For decades, medical science has been focused on developing treatments that are administered to patients from outside their own bodies. Now, however, more and more research is being focused on ways to marshal the team of microbes we have living in our guts to produce the compounds we need to fight disease. Earlier this year, for example, it was found that an antibiotic primarily used in veterinary medicine was able to convince the microbes in mouse guts to produce colonic acid, a life-extending compound.
Now, a team led by a researcher from Imperial College London has figured out another powerful way our gut microbes can help us out – this time by tamping down inflammation caused by a fatty diet, keeping our insulin response in check and, in turn, warding off diabetes.
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