Diet, adiposity, and the gut microbiota from infancy to adolescence: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Early life gut microbiota are affected by several factors that make identification of microbial-adiposity relationships challenging. This review evaluates studies that have investigated the gut microbiota composition associated with adiposity in infants, children, and adolescents and provides evidence-based nutrition recommendations that address microbiota-adiposity links. Electronic databases were systematically searched through January 2020. Eligible studies were published in English and analyzed gut microbiota and adiposity among individuals aged birth to 18 years. Abstracts and full-text articles were reviewed by three independent reviewers. Of 45 full-text articles reviewed, 33 were included. No difference in abundance was found for Bacteroidetes (n = 7/15 articles), Firmicutes (n = 1

SUBMITTER: Vander Wyst KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10762698 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature