- Of the approximately 530 million adults worldwide who have diabetes, about 98% have type 2 diabetes.
- Several factors can increase a person’s type 2 diabetes risk.
- Recently, scientists have been examining the gut microbiome as a possible link to heightened risk for type 2 diabetes.
- Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have identified specific bacterial strains and viruses that can cause functional changes to the gut microbiome that are correlated with heightened type 2 diabetes…
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