Hookworms successfully prevent type 2 diabetes in human trial

> While the small, round worms can live for a decade, they don’t multiply unless outside the body, and good hygiene means transmission risk is very low.

One in twenty people in my country have type 2 diabetes. If this treatment was widespread I think the risk to the general population wouldn't be low.

According to Wikipedia "Children's physical and cognitive growth may be affected [by hookworms]".

Ok the close up photo of how it attaches to the intestine is not helping.

I'm glad for people with diabetes, but i hope this won't be used as a pretext by obese americans to not fix their food quality issue.

Does this indicate that we are adapted to living with these as part of our biome?

So irradicating these parasites actually harmed us?

No, we didn't have such easy access to such high energy foods before.

Instead of wegovy and mounjaro, hookworms can be taken.