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phlurker t1_jassjrf wrote

> Random forest models to differentiate DLB and PD showed that high Ruminococcus torques and high Collinsella, which presumably increase intestinal permeability, as well as low Bifidobacterium, which are also observed in Alzheimer’s disease, were predictive of DLB.

Does anybody know of any studies correlating yogurt consumption in the diet of their sampled population with lower risk of dementia/Parkinsons?

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paper_monkey t1_jasspsg wrote

Is this corroborating the hypothesis of the enteric origin of the idiopathic form of the disease?

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phlurker t1_jaub4zc wrote

We probably won't know the right answer to that question for a few decades from now.

Once fecal microbiota transplantation becomes a thing (for IBS/Chron's/C. difficile colitis patients) and we collect longitudinal data of donors and recipients over a span of decades will we have a probable answer to that question.

> Does this mean I should eat more yogurt?

My gut feeling is yes though.

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Alert-Potato t1_jav59d8 wrote

I makes me so happy to see more and more research related to our gut microbiomes. A thoroughly screwed up microbiome will screw a person up. I love seeing the research on this front progress so that eventually we can start treating to prevent these medical issues.

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