Eating your greens
may be even more important that previously thought, with the discovery
that an immune cell population essential for intestinal health could be
controlled by leafy greens in your diet.
The
immune cells, named innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), are found in the
lining of the digestive system and protect the body from 'bad' bacteria
in the intestine.
They are also believed to play an important role in
controlling food allergies, inflammatory diseases and obesity, and may
even prevent the development of bowel cancers.
Dr
Gabrielle Belz, Ms Lucie Rankin, Dr Joanna Groom and colleagues from
the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute's Molecular Immunology division have
discovered the gene T-betis essential for producing a population of these critical immune cells and that the gene responds to signals in the food we eat.
For more info, please visit http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130304105658.htm
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