date:Sep 28, 2012
have higher levels of certain pathogenic bacteria.
The novel meta-genomic study reveals a large association between the landscape of the human gut microbiota and type 2 diabetes suggesting that the make-up of our gut microflora could have a large impact on the development of the condition.
We have identified that patients with type 2 diabetes in fact have an imbalance in their gut bacteria, said Professor Oluf Borbye Pedersen, of the University of Copenhagen a senior research on the project