科學家在嬰兒糞便中發現益生菌 可以預防和治療疾病

Scientists have discovered that baby poop makes a surprisingly effective probiotic "cocktail" that could potentially help people with illnesses such as diabetes, obesity and cancer, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports.

發表在《科學報告》上的一項新研究表明，科學家發現，嬰兒糞便能製作出一種有驚人效果的益生菌“雞尾酒”，可能對糖尿病、肥胖症和癌症等疾病患者有潛在幫助。

The researchers took samples from the diapers of 34 healthy babies and isolated 10 bacterial strains. They found that this mixture of bacteria worked wonders in the gut.

研究人員從34名健康嬰兒的尿布中提取樣本，並分離出10種菌株。他們發現這種混合細菌在腸道中產生了神奇的效果。

The bacterial strains found in baby poop, they discovered, were especially good at helping bodies produce short-chain fatty acids, which play a key role in maintaining a healthy gut microbiome.

他們發現，在嬰兒糞便中發現的菌株特別擅長幫助身體產生短鏈脂肪酸，而短鏈脂肪酸對於維持健康的消化系菌羣起着關鍵作用。

"Babies are usually pretty healthy and clearly do not suffer from age-related diseases, such as diabetes and cancer," the author, Dr. Hariom Yadav, assistant professor of molecular medicine at Wake Forest School of Medicine, said in a statement.

研究的作者、維克森林醫學院分子醫學助理教授哈里姆·亞達夫博士在一份聲明中稱：“嬰兒通常都很健康，很明顯不會患上增齡性疾病，比如糖尿病和癌症。”

The results of Yadav and his team's work are the latest boon for the growing market of probiotic supplements. The researchers, however, only tested the baby-poop supplements on mice and people who have underlying conditions.

亞達夫和他的團隊的研究成果是日益增長的益生菌補充劑市場的最新福音。然而，研究人員只在小鼠和有潛在疾病的人身上測試了嬰兒糞便補充劑。

Still, what else are we going to do with the world's dirty diapers? There's no issue with supply. "Their poop is readily available," Yadav said.

不過，我們還能對世界上的髒尿布做些什麼呢？供應那塊是沒有問題的。亞達夫表示：“寶寶的糞便是現成的。”