New Paper: Maternal Consumption of Artificially Sweetened Beverages During Pregnancy is Associated with Infant Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Modifications and Increased Infant Body Mass Index
Congratulations to our Platform 2 Co-Lead Dr. Marie-Claire Arrieta and our Platform 4 Lead Dr. Laura Sycuro on this recent publication! Studying 100 infants from the CHILD Cohort Study, the authors aim to understand the link observed between the rise in childhood obesity and sweetener consumption during pregnancy. Abstract Artificial sweetener consumption by pregnant women […]
New Paper: Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnancy and Early Infancy in Relation to Gut Microbiota Composition and C. difficile Colonization: Implications for Viral Respiratory Infections
Congratulations to our Platform 2 Lead Dr. Anita Kozyrskyj on this recent publication! Studying 1,157 mother-infant pairs of the CHILD Cohort, researchers unravel a possible link between vitamin D supplementation during early-life and protection against C. difficile infection. Vit-D supplementation was also observed to be associated with a lower level of a specific bacterium Megamonas. […]
New Paper: Consumption of Artificially Sweetened Beverages During Pregnancy Impacts Infant Gut Microbiota and Body Mass Index
Study finds that artificially sweetened beverages consumption during pregnancy impacts mother’s microbiota and might lead to higher infant BMI.
