Letter to the Editor
Interventional Studies to Confirm Association of Helicobacter pylori and Insulin Resistance: A Winding Road
Abstract
To the Editor:
Debate persists about the possible role of Helicobacter pylori infection in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and type II diabetes. Although several cross-sectional, case-controlled studies have confirmed an association between H pylori infection and insulin resistance in different populations, others failed to demonstrate such association.1,2 To date, there has been a lack of interventional prospective studies on this topic.
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