Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy and early infancy in relation to gut microbiota composition and C. difficile colonization: implications for viral respiratory infections

Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy and early infancy in relation to gut microbiota composition and C. difficile colonization: implications for viral respiratory infections

In Canada and the US, the infant diet is supplemented with vitamin D via supplement drops or formula. Pregnant and nursing mothers often take vitamin D supplements. Since little is known about the impact of this supplementation on infant gut microbiota, we undertook a study to determine the associat...

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Main Authors: Kelsea M. Drall, Catherine J. Field, Andrea M. Haqq, Russell J. de Souza, Hein M. Tun, Nadia P. Morales-Lizcano, Theodore B. Konya, David S. Guttman, Meghan B. Azad, Allan B. Becker, Diana L. Lefebvre, Piush J. Mandhane, Theo J. Moraes, Malcolm R. Sears, Stuart E. Turvey, Padmaja Subbarao, James A. Scott, Anita L Kozyrskyj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-11-01
Series:Gut Microbes
Subjects:
vitamin d
supplements
milk
infant
gut microbiota
c. difficile
megamonas
bilophila
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2020.1799734

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