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Baby’s first poo helps predict immune health and risk of allergy – NutraIngredients.com
The composition of a baby’s first poo, called the meconium, is associated with whether or not a child will develop allergies within their first year of life, according…
The study, published in Cell Reports Medicine, suggests that the development of a healthy immune system and microbiota may actually start well before a child is born, and signals that the tiny molecules an infant is exposed to in the womb play a fundamental role in future health.
“Our analysis revealed that newborns who developed allergic sensitization by one year of age had significantly less ‘rich’ meconium at birth, compared to those who didn’t develop allergic sensitization,” says the study’s…
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