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posted by martyb on Saturday July 13 2019, @12:49AM   Printer-friendly
from the healthy-gut-healthy-human dept.

A Mix Of These Foods Could Restore Healthy Microbes In Malnourished Kids

When children suffer from severe malnourishment, they don't just lose weight.

The condition wreaks havoc on biological systems throughout the body — including the microbiome, the healthy bacteria and other microbes that live in our digestive tracts. Those bacteria number in the trillions in every person and include hundreds of different species. They're essential for metabolism, bone growth, brain function, the immune system and other bodily functions.

In a study [open, DOI: 10.1126/science.aau4735] [DX] published Thursday in the peer-reviewed journal Science, scientists in a renowned microbiology lab at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, report the development of a specialized food designed to rehabilitate gut microbes in severely malnourished children, a treatment that should facilitate both their immediate and long-term recovery.

The food — a spoon-fed paste made from chickpeas, soy, peanuts, bananas and a blend of oils and micronutrients — was shown to substantially boost microbiome health.

Also at STAT.


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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 13 2019, @01:13AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 13 2019, @01:13AM (#866464)

    Science taught that I couldn't have a baby due to my chromosomes, then I read this: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3972232/britains-first-pregnant-man-gives-birth-to-baby-girl/ [thesun.co.uk]

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 13 2019, @02:46AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 13 2019, @02:46AM (#866485)

      Transplanted kickstand?

  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 13 2019, @02:33AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 13 2019, @02:33AM (#866481)

    How about feeding them more food? It's not like there isn't enough food to go around.

  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Saturday July 13 2019, @12:11PM

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Saturday July 13 2019, @12:11PM (#866563)

    While half the world struggles with an overabundance of food and the health problems it causes, the other half goes hungry.

    The microbiome crowd claims their discipline can help both sides - I believe they're right, but not with their present level of knowledge and control.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 13 2019, @05:23PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 13 2019, @05:23PM (#866671)

    soo ... after spending all money on machine learning software and hardware, the researchers came to the conclusion that
    not only were the kids malnourished but the bugs living inside them were too?
    ooohhh-kay. /me ponders getting a modern doctor degree ....

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