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Western diet may increase risk of gut inflammation, infection: Study ANI | Updated: May 19, 2021 23:08 IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): Eating a Westerndiet impairs the immune system in the gut in ways that could increase the risk of infection and inflammatory bowel disease, according to a new study.
The study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Cleveland Clinic, was conducted on mice and people. It showed that a diet high in sugar and fat causes damage to Paneth cells, immune cells in the gut that help keep inflammation in check. When Paneth cells aren t functioning properly, the gut immune system is excessively prone to inflammation, putting people at risk of inflammatory bowel disease and undermining effective control of disease-causing microbes.
Western diet effect on gut
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20 May 2021, 04:27 GMT+10
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): Eating a Western diet impairs the immune system in the gut in ways that could increase the risk of infection and inflammatory bowel disease, according to a new study.
The study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Cleveland Clinic, was conducted on mice and people. It showed that a diet high in sugar and fat causes damage to Paneth cells, immune cells in the gut that help keep inflammation in check. When Paneth cells aren t functioning properly, the gut immune system is excessively prone to inflammation, putting people at risk of inflammatory bowel disease and undermining effective control of disease-causing microbes.
2021-05-19 17:35:51 GMT2021-05-20 01:35:51(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
CHICAGO, May 19 (Xinhua) Eating a Western diet impairs the immune system in the gut in ways that could increase risk of infection and inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Cleveland Clinic.
The researchers analyzed a database containing demographic and clinical data on 400 people, including an assessment of each person s Paneth cells, and found that high body mass index (BMI) was associated with Paneth cells that looked abnormal and unhealthy under a microscope. The higher a person s BMI, the worse his or her Paneth cells looked.