Excess sugar, in short, in just two days would be enough to increase the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease, new study finds. Explanations.
Inflammatory bowel disease: excess sugar on weekends is enough to increase the risk
Summary
An imbalance in the intestinal microbial ecosystem
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Are you going to be used to paying attention all week and letting go of some deviations on weekends? Bad idea. Excess sugar in just two days is enough to worsen intestinal inflammation in people prone to colitis , according to a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports .
An imbalance in the intestinal microbial ecosystem
"Originally we wanted to assess how long the effects of a high-sugar diet in the short term could affect patients rehabcure(.)org/physiotherapy/physiotherapists/knee-joint-pain-treatment/ with colitis," say the researchers behind the study. Colitis includes all the diseases linked to an inflammation of the colon. For their experiment, they put a group of mice with colitis on a high sugar diet for two days. After this period, they found that they had poorer bowel permeability, reduced microbial balance and less fatty acid.
Previous studies have already shown that people with colitis have an abnormally high level of fatty acids in their stools. The latter are however known to nourish “good bacteria”, those which allow the body to defend itself well against attacks. Conversely, a diet high in sugar and low in fiber (sources enriched in fatty acids) gives energy to “bad bacteria”, such as Escherichia.coli, responsible for intestinal disorders.
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For researchers, this study shows that even a brief intake of sugar is enough to cause intestinal damage and even more in people at risk. "But since it is almost impossible to deprive yourself all the time and people want to eat what they want, fiber supplementation could be considered to offset this effect."
Another interesting discovery from this study: the poorer permeability of the intestine, that is to say the risk of leakage of nutrients and toxins in the blood, caused by a diet rich in sugar. "This point could help clarify the first hypotheses that certain brain diseases like Parkinson's or Alzheimer's origin in our digestive systems , explain the researchers, but more research must be done before any other statements on this subject".