Abstract #2508

Acute pancreatic fat change in probiotics and intermittent fasting trial

Jun Lu¹, Dech Dokpuang¹, Rinki Murphy², Lindsay Plank², John Zhiyong Yang¹, Reza Nemati³, and Kevin Haokun He⁴

¹School of Science, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, ²School of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ³Canterbury Health Laboratories, Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch, New Zealand, ⁴Saint Kentigern College, Auckland, New Zealand

Pancreatic fat has been reported to be closely related to type 2 diabetes risk, hence is the subject of our investigation in a clinical trial. Pancreatic fat changes before and after a 12-week intermittent fasting programme with or without daily probiotic were determined using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Two-point Dixon protocol was used to scan patients and manual image-processing method was used to quantify the fat. A significant reduction in pancreatic fat was observed after intermittent fasting, while addition of probiotic did not increase pancreatic fat reduction.

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