The Gut Microbiota Differ in Exclusively Breastfed and Formula-Fed United States Infants and are Associated with Growth Status.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence regarding the effects of infant feeding type (exclusive breastfeeding compared with exclusive formula feeding) on the gut microbiota and how it impacts infant growth status is limited.

Objectives

The primary objective was to compare gut microbiota by feeding type and characterize the associations between gut microbiota and infant growth status.

Methods

Stool samples from healthy, full-term infants (4-5 mo-old) who were either exclusively breastfed (BF) or exclusively formula-fed (FF) in Denver, CO, United States were collected, and fecal 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid gene-based profiling was conducted. Length and weight were measured at the time of stool collection. Length-for-age z-score, weight-for-age z-scores (WAZ), and weight-for-length z-sco

SUBMITTER: Odiase E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10517231 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature