
Articles On Diabetes
March 7, 2018
Wheat-derived arabinoxylan oligosaccharides with bifidogenic properties abolishes metabolic disorders induced by western diet in mice
Nature.com
"Therefore, this is the first study suggesting that wheat bran-derived AXOS is effective to counteract obesity instead of preventing it as previously shown elsewhere."
November 12, 2015
Microbiota Influences Impact of Dietary Strategies for Blood Sugar: Study
NutraIngredients.com by Louisa Richards
"It is incredibly exciting to see the link between the gut microbiota and various dietary fibers, which can help us develop more individualised dietary guidelines."
September 1, 2015
Avoid Diabetes with More Protein and More Fibre
Health24.com
"In total, these combined study results showed that dietary fibre can decrease the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 19%, and that cereal fibre and insoluble fibre (as found in unprocessed wheat, for example) can lower the risk by 23% and 25%, respectively."
March 10, 2015
Gut Bacteria May Contribute to Diabetes in Black Males
MedicalNewsToday.com
"The study provides additional reasons for physicians to recommend foods, such as prebiotics, which improve the growth and activity of helpful gut bacteria"
February 9, 2015
Researchers Find Link Between Microbiome, Type 1 Diabetes
MedicalNewsToday.com
"The study, which followed infants who were genetically predisposed to the condition, found that onset for those who developed the disease was preceded by a drop in microbial diversity - including a disproportional decrease in the number of species known to promote health in the gut."
September 19, 2014
Certain Gut Bacteria May Induce Metabolic Changes Following Exposure to Artificial Sweeteners
MedicalNewsToday.com
"Here, they uncovered a significant association between self-reported consumption of artificial sweeteners, personal configurations of gut bacteria and the propensity for glucose intolerance."
March 14, 2014
Gut Microbiota Networks May Influence Autoimmune Processes in Type 1 Diabetes
MedicalNewsToday.com
"The interactions of the gut microbiota in children with typical diabetes autoantibodies differ from that in healthy children. The fact that these differences already exist before antibodies are detectable in the blood adds to the growing evidence that microbial DNA, the so-called microbiome, may be involved in the development of autoimmune processes."
October 2, 2013
Prebiotic Fibre Could Induce ‘Profound Metabolic Changes’
NutraIngredients.com, by Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn
"Prebiotic short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides (scFOS) could modify metabolism through their effect on intestinal microbiota, which could prove helpful for type 2 diabetics, research has claimed."
June 17, 2013
Synbiotic Supplements May Influence Metabolic Status for Diabetics
MedicalNewsToday.com
"A combination of probiotics and prebiotics may reduce levels of markers of inflammation and oxidative stress, suggest findings of a new study publishing in the journal Clinical Nutrition."
June 5, 2013
Change In Gut Microbiota May Predict Diabetes
MedicalNewsToday.com
"By examining the patient's gut microbiota, we could predict which patients are at risk of developing diabetes. The big challenge is to find out whether the composition of the gut microbiota promotes the onset of age-related diabetes."