In an article from Michigan Health Lab, researchers aim to discuss obesity and how it leads to peripheral nerve damage. Impacting millions worldwide, obesity and other metabolic disorders could lead to peripheral neuropathy, possibly stemming from a high-fat diet. Mohamed Noureldein, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the NeuroNetwork for Emerging Therapies in Michigan Medicine’s Department of Neurology discusses the gut microbiome and how having a high-fat diet is dangerous as well.
