A study, which was the largest in the field and published in JAMA Pediatrics, reveals that breastfeeding favors the implantation of a healthy gut microbiota in babies.
Discover how your gut microbiota evolves during your lifespan with this new infographic
18 Dec 2019by GMFH Editing Team
This new infographic from GMFH shows that factors such as delivery mode, diet and antibiotic treatments all affect the development of our gut microbiota, along with its diversity and richness.
Nature publishes the largest study ever conducted on the gut microbiota of newborns and the impact of delivery mode, with an analysis of 1,679 gut microbiota samples from almost 600 newborns and 175 mothers.
Any alteration in gut microbiota composition can have health consequences, with the appearance of conditions such as asthma or allergies.
A recent study, which was the largest in the field and published in JAMA Pediatrics, reveals that breastfeeding favors the implantation of a healthy gut microbiota in babies.
C-section might increase the risk for obesity through the gut microbiota
29 Nov 2017by Cristina Sáez
Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello, associate professor in the Department of Medicine of the New York University School of Medicine (NYU), has discovered that cesarean delivery can increase the risk of obesity via the gut microbiota.
An interview with José Clemente: “Early life changes in microbiota as a result of C-Section may be responsible for diseases in children later on”
22 Jun 2016by GMFH Editing Team
During the 5th Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit 2016 José Clemente, assistant professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, talk about the importance of gut microbiota at early life.
Experts call for caution among parents who carry out vaginal seeding – if uncontrolled, it may place newborns in danger
20 Apr 2016by Cristina Sáez
María Gloria Domínguez-Bello and José Clemente published a new study in Nature Medicine in which they showed that they could modify the microbiota of babies born via C-section by exposing them to vaginal fluids.