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A single fecal transplant provides years of health benefits | A capsule full of healthy gut bacteria provided obese teens with health benefits for years
A single fecal microbiota transplant in obese teens delivered long-lasting metabolic benefits, shrinking waistlines, reducing body fat and inflammation, and lowering heart disease risk markers, which were still visible four years later.
A single fecal microbiota transplant in obese teens delivered long-lasting metabolic benefits, shrinking waistlines, reducing body fat and inflammation, and lowering heart disease risk markers, which were still visible four years later. Eight years ago, 87 adolescents participated in a groundbreaking study led by the University of Auckland, New Zealand, in which they received a single fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) to treat their obesity. “What is impressive is that just a single FMT treatment produced a dramatic reduction in metabolic syndrome that lasted at least four years,” said Wayne Cutfield, MD, a Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland and the study’s co-corresponding author.
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