In recent years, the 1.5 kilos of bacteria that live inside our bodies, mainly in the gut, have proven their crucial importance for our healthy functioning. Beyond their more obvious role in digestion, they are also involved, for example, in the development of the immune system and the neuronal system, and in the onset of certain diseases.
Three leading European researchers on the gut microbiome will share their recent findings on the relations between gut flora and obesity, diabetes, and cardio-metabolic diseases in general.
How Early Life Gut Flora May Contribute to Obesity and Diabetes Later in LifeSven Pettersson - Professor, Karolinska Institutet, Swedenhttp://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=2693&l=en
Links Between Human Gut Microbiota and Metabolic PathologiesOluf B. Pedersen – Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmarkhttp://metabol.ku.dk/scientific_sections/metabolic_genetics/oluf_borbye/
Functional Genomics of Human Obesity Related to Cardiometabolic DiseasesKarine Clément - Professor, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, and National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), Francehttp://www.metacardis.eu/content/prof-karine-clementDiscussant: Jenny Leonard – Editor, Futurity.org, USAhttp://www.futurity.org/
Source: INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale)