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Intestinal Bacteria
Is the Key to Our Health?
How important is the health intestinal flora? Have any relationship to obesity? It also affects the immune system? Well, yes.
The old saying “You are what you eat” is very important in many ways.
The important role of intestinal flora in our bodies had not been detected without the germ-free animalesconanimales models that developed in earnest in the mid 90′s. While previous research focused on local effects (the immune system, etc) the most recent works show that intestinal bacteria also “speak” the organs and tissues far from the gastrointestinal tract. Today there are also studies that suggest that intestinal bacteria play a role in the development of metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes. It is also seen that may influence the risk of cardiovascular disease.
¿Weight loss with proper intestinal flora?
Studies (made at the University of Gothenburg – Sweden) suggest that obese people have a different floraintestinal compared to normal weight people. Differences in the composition of the intestinal microflora can influence the efficiency of energy absorption of food in the intestine.
The intestinal flora affects the immune system
Diseases caused by lack of immunological tolerance is more common in developed countries than in developing countries and are increasing in the Western world. This applies not only allergies, but also with autoimmunity and inflammatory bowel diseases. Studies suggest that improved hygiene increases the risk of immune hypersensitivity. Note that only bacteria that are established in the gut may stimulate the immune system.
When a bacterium is established in the gut microbes to form antibodies and can not affect the immune system. For a continuous activation of the immune system requires a high metabolism. To learn more about current research on the effects of intestinal bacteria can enter the page of “European Network for Health Gastro-Intestinal Research” project from 2010 to 2014 between 12 European countries focused on intestinal health research.