Gut Microbiota Transplantation May Prevent Development of Diabetes and Fatty Liver

[Northerner]

Exciting new data presented April 18 at the International Liver CongressTM 2012 shows the gut microbiota's causal role in the development of diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), independent of obesity1. Though an early stage animal model, the French study highlights the possibility of preventing diabetes and NAFLD with gut microbiota transplantation -- the engrafting of new microbiota, usually through administering fecal material from a healthy donor into the colon of a diseased recipient.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120419091026.htm