BACKGROUND: Emerging links between household cleaning products and childhood
overweight may involve the gut microbiome. We determined mediating effects of infant gut …

An anthroposophic lifestyle, which has been associated with reduced allergy risk in children,
has several characteristics that could influence gut microbiota. This study aimed to …

Background The infant gut is rapidly colonized by microorganisms soon after birth, and the
composition of the microbiota is dynamic in the first year of life. Although a stable …

Maternal and childhood obesity in pregnancy are worrisome public health issues facing our
world today. New gene sequencing methods have advanced our knowledge of the …

The biodiversity hypothesis that contact with natural environments (eg native vegetation)
and biodiversity, through the influence of environmental microbes, may be beneficial for …

Importance The effect of neonatal and infant feeding practices on childhood obesity is
unclear. The gut microbiome is strongly influenced by feeding practices and has been linked …

Objectives To determine the association between diet during pregnancy and infancy,
including breastfeeding vs formula feeding, solid food introduction, and the infant intestinal …

Background A link between the gut microbiome and behavior is hypothesized, but most
previous studies are cross-sectional or in animal models. The modifying role of host sex is …

Established during infancy, our complex gut microbial community is shaped by medical
interventions and societal preferences, such as cesarean section, formula-feeding and …

Objective: To investigate whether delivery mode (vaginal versus by caesarean section),
maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and early exposure to antibiotics (< 6 …