the microbiota to help fat livers?

French, English and Italian researchers studied the intestinal flora, the microbiota, of about one hundred obese women. Those with a small number of intestinal bacteria had severe liver disease, NASH. It results in inflammation and multiplication of fat cells in the liver. Scientists then succeeded in demonstrating the link between this degradation and the contents of the intestine.

See also: Intestinal flora: a collection of bacteria

" Researchers transferred feces from patients to mice, and they found this liver disease in mice, which is good evidence that the microbiota has a strong link with the disease, because this simple transfer of feces makes these mice sick "Dr. Sean Kennedy, Microbiologist,

The study further showed that the intestinal flora of sick people contains bacteria that produce substances that are directly toxic to the liver. In the future, their identification in the stool of patients could be a marker capable of identifying those who are most at risk.

See also: Obesity: The Key Role of the Gut Microbiota

The Next Step is to find treatments to rebalance the microbiota: either dietary supplements of the probiotic family, or faecal transplants that will provide the intestinal flora with the bacteria it needs.

Health Survey "The super-powers of the 'intestin', released April 23, 2017