[Literature Library] The association between gut microbiota in early life and future body mass index

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[Literature Library] The association between gut microbiota in early life and future body mass index

Gut health

Nutrition & Disease Management

Weight loss & Obesity

13.11.2019

1 min read

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.

Link to Publication: https://mbio.asm.org/content/9/5/e01751-18

Reference

Stanislawski MA, et al. mBio. 2018;9:e01751-18.

WYE-EM-393-OCT-18

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