Breastfeeding may have a long-term effect on oral microbiota: results from the Fin-HIT cohort

Abstract Background Breastfeeding contributes to gastrointestinal microbiota colonization in early life, but its long-term impact is inconclusive. We aimed to evaluate whether the type of feeding during the first six months of life was associated with oral microbiota in adolescence. Methods This is...

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Main Authors: Ilana Eshriqui, Heli T. Viljakainen, Sandra R. G. Ferreira, Sajan C. Raju, Elisabete Weiderpass, Rejane A. O. Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:International Breastfeeding Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13006-020-00285-w