(Source: DTU - Danmarks Tekniske Universitet) The nutritional factor that has the greatest impact on the development of a child's gut flora is whether the child is breastfed, according to a new study by the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, and the University of Copenhagen. The study shows that breastfeeding promotes the growth of beneficial lactic acid bacteria in the baby's gut flora, which are beneficial to the development of the child's immune system. A number of studies have shown that breastfed babies grow slightly slower and are slightly slimmer than children who are fed with...
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