Tuesday, 22 December 2020, 8:50 am
New Zealand research has shown how gut bacteria from
healthy, lean people can be used to improve the health of
teenagers who are clinically obese.
Obese Auckland
teenagers who swallowed capsules of the gut bacteria of
healthy peers reduced a condition called “metabolic
syndrome” that can lead to heart attack, stroke or type-2
diabetes.
The study was conducted by scientists at the
Liggins Institute in the University of Auckland.
The
success of the trial means that teenagers who received
placebo pills during the experiment will now be contacted
and offered the real thing.
The research is at the