‘Medicinal food’ diet counters onset of type 1 diabetes

” a diet yielding high amounts of the short-chain fatty acids acetate and butyrate provided a beneficial effect on the immune system and protected against type 1 or juvenile diabetes. ”

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Mariño et al. Gut microbial metabolites limit the frequency of autoimmune T cells and protect against type 1 diabetes. Nature Immunology, 2017; DOI: 10.1038/ni.3713