NEW longitudinal research out of the Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Canada, has demonstrated that breastfeeding may be protective against obesity, and gut microbiota may contribute to this effect.
Published in JAMA Pediatrics, the study involved 1,087 infants (507 girls and 580 boys), with approximately half exclusively breastfed for three months and half exclusively fed formula for the same period.
Authors concluded that formula feeding appeared to stimulate changes in microbiota associated with excess weight, whereas other complementary foods did not.
They explained that subtle microbiota differences emerged after brief exposure to formula in the hospital.
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