Gastroenterology

Increasing evidence has attributed gastrointestinal disturbance from dairy product consumption to the proteolytic release of beta-casomorphin-7 (BCM-7) from β-casein rather than lactose intolerance.

• Unravelling the diet of Hong Kong mothers
• A new pragmatic guide from FIGO on pre-eclampsia
• Gastrointestinal barrier and permeability – Targets to optimising immune health
• Understanding Executive Functions – the Toolkit for Learning 

• An overview on components and dysfunction of the gut barrier

• Life-threatening outcomes such as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) have been correlated with altered gut microbiome in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) infants
• Meanwhile, the progressive changes in the intestinal bacteria of infants receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) requ

• Professor Hania Szajewska
  Modulation of intestinal microbiota and its effects on perinatal health
• Miss June Chan
  The impact of diet on gut microbiota: Latest insights and recommendations

• A fact sheet on the physiological importance of the gut microbiota and influencing factors that impact on its composition

• Daily dietary fiber intake calculator
• New studies on health benefits of dietary fiber in different population groups

• Classification of common prebiotics
• Summary on prebiotic effects and potential health benefits

This study found there are differences in infant gut microbiota composition depending on the secretor status of their mothers for human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) such as 2’-fucosyllactose (2’-FL), as well as birth mode.

This prospective study found an association between early-life gut microbiota and body mass index (BMI) z-scores at age 12 in a Norwegian cohort, suggesting infant gut microbiota may have the potential to help identify children at risk of obesity later in life.