(Source: ASM - American Society for Microbiology) Washington, DC - February 10, 2016 - After the age of nine months, the development of the infant gut microbiota is driven by the transition to family foods, not maternal obesity, according to results from a new study. The study was published online this week in mSphere, an open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. 'Our results reveal that the transition from early infant feeding to family foods is a major determinant for gut microbiota development,' said senior author Tine Rask Licht, PhD, professor and head of the Research Group for Microbiology and Immunology, National Food Institute, Technical...
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