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| Bacteria living in the gut are essential for young animals’ growth. |
If children is suffering from malnutrition then
right amount of gut bacteria might be missing. Symbiotic bacteria present in
kid’s gut play an important role in growth and development. It is not new but
striking evidence again got published and recently in Science.
It is not always true that kids having good foods
are always just perfect for growth but gut microbes might be important tool for
kids suffering from poor diets. Statistics suggest that malnutrition
contributes deaths over million children worldwide each year. Even children who
get good balanced food also seem to be suffering from malnutrition.
In recent years scientists have been wondering to
find several hints that microbes might be a key player to treat this condition.
But no one actually knew if microbes actually does that, and if so then which
strains would help.
The recent report in Science by biologist Dr. François Leulier discovered the helpful
microbe called Lactobacillus plantarum
strain WJL. Researcher and his colleagues fed two infact mice with and without
gut bacteria with low protein diet, and observed their development. The result
was stunning to provide evidence that mice with microbes were bigger in
accordance to size of bone, organs and bodily growth. Even scientist found
evidence that gut microbes allowed mice green light for the production of growth
hormone called IGF-1.
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Source: Science News
M. Schwarzer et al. Lactobacillus plantarum strain
maintains growth of infant mice during chronic undernutrition. Science.
Vol. 351, February 19, 2016, p. 854. doi:10.1126/science.aad8588.
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