Twin study suggests microbial influence on food allergies Healthy and allergic twins exhibit distinct faecal microbial profiles, adding weight to idea that the microbiome may play a protective role in food allergies, according to a new study conducted by the University of Chicago and Stanford University,.
The study is an extension of research carried out in the Nagler laboratory at UChicago on infants faecal microbiotas which transplanting microbes from healthy and food-allergic infants to germ-free mice and found that the healthy infant microbiota was protective against the development of food allergies.
Published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the current study performed an integrated microbial and metabolomic analysis of faecal samples from 18 sets of allergic and healthy twins (to be exact, both siblings had food allergy in 5 of the sets).
Leading voices confirmed include:
George Paraskevakos, Executive Director, IPA (International Probiotics Association)
Elaine Patterson, Senior Scientist and Technical Lead of the Brain Health Platform at DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences.
Udo Herz, Medical and Science Director at Danone Nutricia Specialized Nutrition
Daniel Ramón Vidal, PhD, Vice President, R&D Health & Wellness at ADM
Dr Zain M Saiyed, Associate Director, R&D, Ingredients Innovation, Lonza Capsules & Health Ingredients
Dr Luis Gosalbez, Managing Director and co-founder at Sandwalk Bioventures
Dr Orla O’Sullivan, Senior Research Officer at Teagasc Food Research Centre
Dr Vanessa Stadlbauer, Clinical gastroenterologist & hepatologist and associate professor at the Medical University of Graz
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Nature’s superfood
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