Gut #MicrobiotaChat tweetchat launched
Based on our genes we are all 99,9% identical, but based on our microbiota, we can be 90% different. Therefore, our long-term destiny might be determined by the bacteria which co-exist in our body.
The impact gut microbiota on health, and its possible impact on our individual medical approaches, is the focus of our #MicrobiotaChat tweetchat on 23rd of October 2014 at 17:00 CET.
I will be leading a discussion on why microbiota – bacteria and other microorganisms in our body – can be so important for our long-term health. For those new to gut microbiota, not all bacteria which we meet in our daily life are bad. In fact, bacteria with proven health functions are now in food, supplements, and drugs. They are called probiotics.
Probiotics are now intensively studied which might in the future influence or even protect from certain diseases. Among those are the metabolic syndrome with diabetes Type 2, obesity, atherosclerosis, asthma, certain cancers and inflammatory bowel disease. On the other hand, it is now clear the a reduction of the variety of the healthy bacteria in our body is associated with increased disease risk. In animal trials it has been shown that gut bacteria from healthy lean human subjects which are given orally (gavage; fecal transplantation) can protect mice from becoming obese. Fascinating if this could work in humans in the future…
I am look forward to chatting with you at the #microbiotachat tweetchat on October 23rd!
Ferdinand Haschke
Professor at the Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg and board member of the Nestle Nutrition Institute.
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