Though eating a vegetarian diet does not affect growth and nutrition in children, they can be at higher odds of being underweight, according to a study of nearly 9,000 kids in Canada.
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The gut microbiome helps hosts break down the food and produce chemicals needed for the breakdown.
Feb 08, 2021 20:14:41 IST
A new study has found that eating habits followed in childhood have a more long-lasting effect on adult life than previously thought. If a person ate food rich in fat and sugar while they were young, their gut microbiome is going to change for life. The study was conducted by researchers from UC Riverside and the results were published in the
Journal of Experimental Biology. The researchers conducted the experiment on mice but the animals’ behaviour can be expected to be similar to that of a human child. It was found that if a kid followed a certain diet or consumed certain antibiotics along with less or no exercise during their critical developmental periods, then the microbes in their gut can change and this change can be lifelong.