Monday, May 4, 2020

Viruses from feces can help combat obesity and diabetes

Fecal transplants are currently used to treat certain types of antibiotic-resistant diarrhea and has also been attempted to treat e.g. inflammatory bowel disease. A new study suggests that transplanted intestinal contents could also be effective against obesity and type 2 diabetes. By transplanting feces without bacteria obese mice on a high-fat diet significantly decreased weight gain and normalized their glucose tolerance.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200504114124.htm

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