Use of antibiotics linked to reduced growth in boys: Study ANI | Updated: Jan 30, 2021 15:00 IST
Washington [US], January 30 (ANI): Parents, take note! A new study has discovered that various physiological aspects of neonatal development in boys are affected due to exposure to antibiotics in the early few days of life.
The findings of the study were published in the journal Nature Communications . The study, led by Bar-Ilan University s Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, revealed that antibiotic treatment within fourteen days of birth is associated with reduced weight and height in boys - but not girls up to the age of six.
Neonatal antibiotic treatment associated with reduced weight and height in boys
Exposure to antibiotics in the first days of life is thought to affect various physiological aspects of neonatal development. A new study conducted in Turku, Finland, reveals that antibiotic treatment within 14 days of birth is associated with reduced weight and height in boys, but not girls, up to the age of six.
By contrast, the study showed significantly higher body mass index (BMI) in both boys and girls following antibiotic use after the neonatal period, and within the first six years of life.
The findings, published in the journal
Neonatal antibiotic exposure linked to reduced weight and height in boys
Exposure to antibiotics in the first days of life is thought to affect various physiological aspects of neonatal development. A new study, led by Bar-Ilan University s Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, reveals that antibiotic treatment within 14 days of birth is associated with reduced weight and height in boys - but not girls up to the age of six.
By contrast, the study showed significantly higher body mass index (BMI) in both boys and girls following antibiotic use after the neonatal period, and within the first six years of life.
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