Previously, physicians were isolated by two major factors, due to which a person begins to suffer from obesity or diabetes: genetic predisposition and susceptibility to gluttony.Recently, American biologists have found a third factor: the bacteria that inhabit the intestine.
Scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine studied the intestinal microflora, seeking to define the functions of each of the bacteria living in our digestive system.Part of the research was carried out among the Amish - supporters of the conservative branch of Anabaptism, to isolate themselves from the rest of civilization in closed settlements.They live in rural areas in the United States and Canada.Amish electricity do not recognize and do not use combustion engines.Their transport moves a horse-drawn live cattle and agriculture.
attention of scientists due to the fact that for many generations of the Amish marry only fellow believers, forming a human population is genetically closed from the rest of the world.We can say that all modern Amish (there are over 200 thousand) are the descendants of a few founding families.
It was after studying 310 Amish researchers isolated 26 strains of bacteria associated with obesity and Type II diabetes.At the same time, scientists have found that harmful microorganisms living in the digestive tract of all the Amish and their destructive effect occurs only when the concentration of certain bacteria.
- Scientists previously knew about the relationship of obesity with what microorganisms inhabit the intestinal microflora - says an employee of the Department of Microbiology MGMU them.Olga Zvereva Sechenov.- Americans able to identify specifically those bacterial strains that are associated with the development of obesity and diabetes that is a breakthrough in modern medicine.Unfortunately, the data obtained is not sufficient to treat the disease by regulating the number of particular microorganisms.First you have to learn how the body will react to artificial changes in the composition of the microflora.But the first step is very important.
Maria Kuznetsova
Articles Source: trud.ru
