Ultra processed Foods and Auto Immune Disorders

New research has shown how ultra processed foods may be contributing to the generation of auto immune disorders like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Our video explores these mechanisms and what physical therapists need to know to help their patients!

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(0:00) Hello, Dr. Wells here from St. Augustine Beach. Hope you're having a great day. Today, we're going to talk about a new study published in Nature Reviews (0:08) Immunology by Maki, (0:11) Sack, and Hall.

Kevin Hall, one of our favorite authors, right? (0:15) It focuses on ultra-processed food and its increased risk in autoimmune disorders. (0:20) They talk about defining what ultra-processed food is, but then they actually go into possible mechanisms. (0:24) So for one, we know that when you eat high amounts of ultra-processed food, (0:28) it changes the gut microbiome.

By changing the gut microbiome, what we see is that (0:32) the mucosal layer that lines the stomach, or excuse me, colon, small intestines, it actually gets thinner. And as a result of it getting thinner, (0:41) bacteria that are naturally occurring in food actually start to penetrate the cell walls of the of the intestines, which (0:47) increases cytokine expression. With increased cytokine, we actually start seeing higher rates of immune cells infiltrating that area.

(0:55) Higher rates of immune cells correlates to higher rates of diseases like lupus, RA, irritable bowel disease. (1:02) So these are some mechanisms that, you know, we should be aware of, particularly in the rehab world, physical therapists. (1:07) We often treat patients that have chronic immune disorders such as lupus, RA.

(1:15) So diet is a tool that we can use to help hack the system, and we talk a lot about this in our nutrition courses. (1:21) So if you haven't checked those out, please do, and have a great day.

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