Impacts of Diet and Exercise on Maternal Gut Microbiota Are Transferred to Offspring

Background: It is well established that maternal exercise during pregnancy improves metabolic outcomes associated with obesity in mothers and offspring, however, its effects on the gut microbiota of both mother and offspring, are unknown. Here, we investigated whether wheel running exercise prior to...

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Main Authors: Shyam Prakaash Bhagavata Srinivasan, Mukesh Raipuria, Hasnah Bahari, Nadeem O. Kaakoush, Margaret J. Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00716/full