Excessive Cleanliness Blamed For The Prevalence Of Type 1 Diabetes

"Clean up the rubbish tip that is your room, Arnold!!!" yelled my mum.

"It's a bloody pig sty!!!" she added.

I'm sure we've all heard something similar from our mum's when we were younger - some still do (and I feel for you) - and it still makes me shudder when I recall the times she had to unleash her vocal hairdryer to make me clean up my messy room.

But is being a bit messy really all that bad? Apparently not. According to new research, excessive cleanliness may be to blame for the prevalence of Type 1 diabetes thus adding further weight to claims that our infection wary society is shunting the progression of our immune system to handle disorders like allergies or auto immune diseases.


Scientists say so-called good bacteria in the intestine may have a role in stopping our bodies from developing Type 1 diabetes.

The research published in the latest edition of "Nature" has also found the presence of such bacteria in the gut may also reduce the severity of the illness.

Oh, and the next time your mum gives you grief for not tidying your room, you now have scientific evidence to back up your reasoning. Somehow, I don't think she'll buy it but hey, it's worth trying ain't it?