This study showed that «About a quarter of us have up to 40 % fewer gut bacteria,
reduced bacterial diversity, and harbor more bacteria causing a low - grade inflammation of the body which is reflected in blood samples that reveal a state of chronic inflammation, which we know affect metabolism and increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.»
Not exact matches
In samples from HIV - infected untreated men, semen microbiome
diversity was markedly
reduced, and the relative abundance of the more common
bacterial groups differed.
Fermented foods can help to
reduce some digestive issues and increase the
bacterial diversity after an antibiotic treatment.
In people with IBS, proportions of specific
bacterial groups are altered and the
diversity of microbial populations is
reduced.
Human chronic heart failure patients have also been shown to have
reduced gut
bacterial diversity and lower abundance of key
bacterial genera (20).
This study reinforces both
reduced use of antibiotics, which decreases gut flora
diversity, and the use of probiotics to reestablish normal
bacterial populations.