Inside out: the impact of gut flora on diabetes and obesity

Three leading European researchers on the gut microbiome will be present at the 2014 AAAS meeting, on Saturday 15 February, to share their recent findings on the relations between gut flora and obesity, diabetes, and cardio-metabolic diseases in general. Their findings are at the cutting-edge of one of the most innovative and challenging areas of biomedical research and could make a vital contribution to the fight against obesity and diabetes.

In recent years, the 1.5 kilos of bacteria that live inside our bodies, mainly in the gut, have proven their crucial importance for our healthy functioning. Beyond their more obvious role in digestion, they are also involved, for example, in the development of the immune system and the neuronal system, and in the onset of certain diseases.

The panellists will be available for interviews on the phone before and after the session.

Sven Pettersson - Professor, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
How Early Life Gut Flora May Contribute to Obesity and Diabetes Later in Life
http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=2693&l=en(si apre in una nuova finestra)

Oluf B. Pedersen – Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Links Between Human Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Pathologies
http://metabol.ku.dk/scientific_sections/metabolic_genetics/oluf_borbye/(si apre in una nuova finestra)

Karine Clément - Professor, Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, and National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), France
Functional Genomics of Human Obesity Related to Cardiometabolic Diseases
http://www.metacardis.eu/content/prof-karine-clement(si apre in una nuova finestra)

Discussant: Jenny Leonard – Editor, Futurity.org USA
http://www.futurity.org/(si apre in una nuova finestra)