Gut microbiota and diet in patients with different glucose tolerance

• Published in: Endocrine Connections Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Egshatyan, Lilit, Kashtanova, Daria, Popenko, Anna, Tkacheva, Olga, Tyakht, Alexander, Alexeev, Dmitry, Karamnova, Natalia, Kostryukova, Elena, Babenko, Vladislav, Vakhitova, Maria, Boytsov, Sergey
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Bioscientifica Ltd 01.01.2016
• Subjects: 16S rRNA; type 2 diabetes; insulin resistance; gut microbiota; impaired glucose metabolism; dietary patterns

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a serious disease. The gut microbiota (GM) has recently been identified as a new potential risk factor in addition to well-known diabetes risk factors. To investigate the GM composition in association with the dietary patterns in patients with different glucose tolerance, we...