Comment on Sofi et al. pH of Drinking Water Influences the Composition of Gut Microbiome and Type 1 Diabetes Incidence. Diabetes 2014;63:632–644
Abstract
We read with interest the report by Sofi et al. (1) in Diabetes . This article is of practical interest to many groups who use the nonobese diabetic (NOD) mouse model. As this group observed, we have also observed that mice that are ordered from The Jackson Laboratory tend to get diabetes sooner than those bred in National Institutes of Health facilities. The results in this article suggest this is partly due to the use of acidic (pH 3.0–3.2) water. If true, it would be a …
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