Open AccessEffect of mother’s weight on infant’s microbiota acquisition, composition, and activity during early infancy: a prospective follow-up study initiated in early pregnancy
Author(s) -
María Carmen Collado,
Erika Isolauri,
Kirsi Laitinen,
Seppo Salminen
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2010.29877
Subject(s) - overweight , weight gain , gut flora , feces , bacteroides , pregnancy , physiology , medicine , bifidobacterium , body mass index , biology , immunology , lactobacillus , food science , microbiology and biotechnology , body weight , bacteria , genetics , fermentation
It has been reported that deviations in gut microbiota composition may predispose toward obesity, and specific groups of commensal gut bacteria may harvest energy from food more efficiently than others. Alterations in microbiota compositions of mothers may be transferred to infants and lead to an increased risk of overweight.
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