Research shows that the catalyst for diabetes in the human body are bacteria that inhabit the digestive system (mainly the large intestine). Bacteria affect the immune
system, which, if stimulated too much, will begin to attack other tissues. This condition may lead, among other things, to damage to the pancreas, which results in
impaired insulin production. This is how diabetes develops in the body. Scientists from Copenhagen have been studying the development of bacterial flora in the
digestive system at an early stage of life for years. They proved, among other things, that the bacteria that inhabit our digestive system are largely inherited from our
mother, who passes them on to us during childbirth. This is also confirmed by studies in which mice born naturally had a different bacterial flora than those born by
cesarean section. It has also been shown that the lack of gluten in the diet allows for the free growth of the so-called good bacteria that are in harmony with our immune
system. Following this lead, scientists decided to check whether health control through diet, which is actually mediated by bacteria, can be inherited. We therefore
investigated whether mice on a gluten-free diet would be in better shape than those fed without any changes, and whether their children would also inherit good
bacteria and thus reduce their chances of developing type 1 diabetes.
The results exceeded all scientists' expectations. Not only did children born to mothers on a gluten-free diet have a reduced chance of developing diabetes, but so did
their children, the next generation of mice taking part in the experiment. The F2 generation showed better immune system parameters, and as a result, their chances of
developing diabetes were also reduced. These studies allow the identification of groups of bacteria associated with an increased risk of various diseases, which in the
future may lead to the development of a plan for their health-promoting regulation, e.g. through diet. Such knowledge would enable the use of an appropriate nutritional
model that would help protect against the occurrence of a given disease. According to research by Danish scientists, a gluten-free diet introduced into the daily menu of
mice ensured the absence of type 1 diabetes, both in parents and in subsequent generations. But on the other hand, an appropriately defined diet, including gluten, but
aimed strictly at strengthening the action of specific groups of positive bacteria previously selected for a given individual, can bring the same effect, i.e. protect him or
her from type 1 diabetes. That is, building a given individual through a proper diet specific microbiota, containing bacteria that are beneficial for the body's immune
system, will not only help avoid diabetes, but will protect it against a number of other illnesses and diseases. This approach seems to be much better than a restrictive
diet, especially in the case of diabetics.
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