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People with Type 2 diabetes have a different balance of bacteria in
their digestive system than do people without the disease, new research
indicates.
Chinese researchers conducted what's known
as a metagenome-wide association study on microbes found in the gut to
determine how they might be different in people with Type 2 diabetes.
They identified more than 60,000 markers, or indicators, associated with
Type 2 diabetes. And, they found that people with Type 2 diabetes had
an abundance of potentially harmful bacteria, and a reduction in the
amount of helpful microbes.
Read more: Gut Bacteria Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
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