Pre-pregnancy weight, gestational weight gain, and the gut microbiota of mothers and their infants
Abstract Background Recent evidence supports that the maternal gut microbiota impacts the initial infant gut microbiota. Since the gut microbiota may play a causal role in the development of obesity, it is important to understand how pre-pregnancy weight and gestational weight gain (GWG) impact the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Microbiome |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-017-0332-0 |