Hormonal
Transplantation of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii prevents diabetes by restoring gut microbiota balance, reducing inflammation, and improving insulin sensitivity.
Focus on dietary strategies that promote the growth of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, such as consuming high-fiber foods (resistant starch, inulin, polyphenols). While direct transplantation is a medical intervention, dietary changes are the primary accessible method to support this beneficial bacteria and improve metabolic health.
Transplantation of F. prausnitzii has been used as an intervention strategy to treat dysbiosis of the gut’s microbial community that is linked to the inflammation, which precedes autoimmune disease and diabetes.
Why this rating
The paper is a review summarizing various studies, including animal models and human observational data, but lacks a specific large-scale clinical trial for the transplantation intervention itself.
Source
Causal Relationship between Diet-Induced Gut Microbiota Changes and Diabetes: A Novel Strategy to Transplant Faecalibacterium prausnitzii in Preventing Diabetes
Kumar Ganesan et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2018
DOI 10.3390/ijms19123720
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