The Effects of Urbanization on the Infant Gut Microbiota and Health Outcomes.

ABSTRACT: Humans and their gut microbiota have co-evolved over thousands of years, resulting in the establishment of a complex host-microbiota ecosystem. Early life environmental factors, such as delivery mode, nutrition, and medication use, have been shown to substantially affect both host-microbiota interactions and health outcomes. However, the effects of urbanization (characterized by the spectrum of rural and urban populations) on these early life events have been overlooked. A deeper understanding of the relationship between urbanization and microbiota development will allow for the identification of novel biological and social approaches that can be implemented to prevent and treat disease and promote maternal and infant/child health. The aim of this narrative review is to summarize how facto

SUBMITTER: Brushett S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7438894 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature