The incidence of immune-related conditions such as colitis and Crohn’s disease has become much more prevalent in Western societies in the last half century. A team of US-based researches may have found out why.
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A study recently published in Nature showed that consumption of a diet high in saturated milk fats causes a “boom in bad bacteria” in the gut. This in turn leads to increased inflammation and a higher risk of developing bowel conditions for certain people.
The research team revealed that concentrated milk fats alter the composition of bacteria in the intestines by encouraging the growth of harmful gut microbes. Since 70% of you immune function resides within your gut, this imbalance in gut flora leads to unregulated immune responses that can damage tissues. The researchers also revealed that once the process starts, it can be hard to switch off.
Concentrated milk fats are found not only in cow’s dairy products such as milk, cheese and ice cream; they are also found in many processed and confectionary foods such as fudge, many desserts and some candies.
One of the researchers, Professor Eugene Chang of the University of Chicago stated, “This is the first plausible mechanism showing step-by-step how Western-style diets contribute to the rapid and ongoing increase in the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease.” The link between milk fats and auto-immune disorders requires further investigation.
The bottom line is that all of us, and especially those that suffer from gastrointestinal and autoimmune disorders should dramatically reduce or eliminate foods that contain cow’s dairy. In addition, a high potency, broad spectrum probiotic, like Ortho Biotic, can help keep the delicate balance of gut flora healthy to improve your immune response.
Source:
Devkota S, Wang Y, Musch MW, Leone V, Fehlner-Peach H, Nadimpalli A, Antonopoulos DA, Jabri B, Chang EB. Dietary fat induced taurocholic acid promotes pathobiont expansion and colistis in Il10 -/- mice. Nature. Published online ahead of prnt, doi: 10.1038/nature11225.