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Exercise in early life affects gut flora, promoting better health
Solid foods take over shaping of gut microbiota by 9 months
By the time an infant is 9 months old, solid foods have the greatest impact on the gut microbiota, having taken over from the mother as the main influence, says research published in mSphere.
The gut microbiota, or gut microbiome, refers to the community of 100 trillion plus microbial cells that live in the digestive tract.
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Gut microbiota has implications for anorexia
Anorexia nervosa is a serious eating disorder, affecting over 3 million Americans. New research published in Psychosomatic Medicinesuggests that people with this debilitating disease may have very different gut microbial communities than those found in healthy individuals.
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Zika could affect the 2016 Europe and Africa,Olympics
Experts are gearing up to monitor the spread of the Zika virus to enhance public health at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brazil and to deal with possible outbreaks in Africa and southern Europe, according to a review published in International Journal of Infectious Diseases.
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