日批在线视频_内射毛片内射国产夫妻_亚洲三级小视频_在线观看亚洲大片短视频_女性向h片资源在线观看_亚洲最大网

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
World
Home / World / Kaleidoscope

Western diet blamed for autoimmune damage

By EARLE GALE in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2022-01-11 09:28
Share
Share - WeChat
Del Taco tacos are displayed on a table at a Del Taco restaurant in Fairfield, California on Dec 6, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]

Scientists believe the growing popularity of Western-style diets is a major reason why autoimmune diseases are spiking globally.

With cases of the diseases-of which there are at least 100 different types-growing by between 3 percent and 9 percent a year, experts at the Francis Crick Institute in London, England wanted to know why.

James Lee, who is leading one research group at the institute, told The Observer newspaper: "Human genetics hasn't altered over the past few decades. So, something must be changing in the outside world in a way that is increasing our predisposition to autoimmune disease."

The team found Western-style diets heavy on processed ingredients and light on fresh vegetables were at the heart of the problem; causing autoimmune diseases that then confuse immune systems to the extent that they struggle to tell the difference between healthy cells and the viruses and bacteria they should be attacking.

The Times newspaper said the damaged immune systems often attack their hosts, and people with such diseases frequently develop ailments including rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes, celiac disease, lupus, inflammatory bowel disease, and multiple sclerosis.

Around 4 million people out of the United Kingdom's 66 million inhabitants have an autoimmune disease.

The Times newspaper said the prevalence of the diseases increased quickly in the West around 40 years ago and is starting to do likewise in the Middle East and East Asia, where Western-style fast food has been growing in popularity.

Carola Vinuesa, who also heads a research team at the Francis Crick Institute, told The Times newspaper: "Fast-food diets lack certain important ingredients, such as fiber, and evidence suggests this alteration affects a person's microbiome-the collection of microorganisms that we have in our gut and which play a key role in controlling various bodily functions."

She said not everyone who eats a Western diet will develop an autoimmune disease but some people have "certain genetic susceptibilities" to do so.

"There is not a lot we can do to halt the global spread of fast-food franchises," she said. "So, instead, we are trying to understand the fundamental genetic mechanisms that underpin autoimmune diseases and make some people susceptible but others not. We want to tackle the issue at that level."

The teams at the Francis Crick Institute are hoping to develop targeted treatments for people with autoimmune diseases, but, with so many types of disease out there, they are also working on identifying the strains.

"We have to learn how to group and stratify patients, so we can give them the right therapy," The Guardian newspaper quoted Vinuesa as saying.

The scientists are also trying to pinpoint tiny DNA differences among people, to see whether they can predict which individuals might be susceptible to developing an autoimmune disease, if exposed to a fast-food diet.

Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1994 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 成年人在线观看av | 一二三区精品 | 手机看片欧美日韩 | 亚洲在线视频观看 | 欧美一区二区三区激情视频 | 亚洲免费视频观看 | 日本爱爱网址 | 欧美a免费 | 91在线资源 | 国产美女网站视频 | 亚洲在线天堂 | 国产又粗又猛又爽又黄 | 欧美成人精品激情在线观看 | 日本www在线| 97在线视频免费观看 | 午夜视频免费观看 | 欧美极品在线观看 | www狠狠操 | 伊人不卡 | 日韩影视一区二区三区 | 成人性视频在线播放 | 国产日韩欧美成人 | 毛片基地视频 | 免费jizz| 中文字幕精 | 日韩美女网站 | 香蕉福利视频 | 久久网站视频 | jizz中国少妇 | 色伊人久久 | 国产视频你懂的 | 日产精品久久久一区二区 | 午夜在线精品 | 国产在线观看av | a级片在线观看视频 | 天天操夜操 | 欧美午夜影院 | 六月丁香综合网 | 久草福利在线观看 | 精品一区二区在线视频 | 欧美亚洲黄色 |