Infant gut bacteria and food sensitization: Associations in the first year of life
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 14:50
in Health & Medicine
New light has been shed on changes in intestinal bacteria of infants that can predict future development of food allergies or asthma. The research reveals that infants with a fewer number of different bacteria in their gut at three months of age are more likely to become sensitized to foods such as milk, egg or peanut by the time they are one year old.