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The gut: a cornerstone of infant health

The gut plays an important role in infant health and wellbeing. Early life gut development and maturation, including microbiota development

Zhuang, L., Chen, H., Zhang, S., Zhuang, J., Li, Q., & Feng, Z. (2019). Intestinal Microbiota in Early
Life and Its Implications on Childhood Health. Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics, 17(1), 13–25.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gpb.2018.10.002



, is needed for the proper digestion and absorption of nutrients

Hamosh M. Digestion in the Newborn. Clin Perinatol. 1996;23(2):191-209. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0095-5108(18)30238-0



, development of the immune system

Martin, R., Nauta, A. J., Ben Amor, K., Knippels, L. M. J., Knol, J., & Garssen, J. (2010). Early life: Gut microbiota and immune development in infancy. Beneficial Microbes. https://doi.org/10.3920/BM2010.0027



and to ensure a first line of defence against threats from the external environment

Martin, R., Nauta, A. J., Ben Amor, K., Knippels, L. M. J., Knol, J., & Garssen, J. (2010). Early life: Gut microbiota and immune development in infancy. Beneficial Microbes. https://doi.org/10.3920/BM2010.0027



. The gut influences many different aspects of health in early life and is driven by its colonisation by beneficial micro-organisms, i.e. the establishment of the infant’s gut microbiota

Zhuang, L., Chen, H., Zhang, S., Zhuang, J., Li, Q., & Feng, Z. (2019). Intestinal Microbiota in Early
Life and Its Implications on Childhood Health. Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics, 17(1), 13–25.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gpb.2018.10.002



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