Gastroenterology

Nutrition and lifestyle during pregnancy and infancy can affect a range of different bodily functions, some increasing the likelihood of disease later in life.

Reviewed the correlation of specific fatty acid intakes and developmental outcomes focusing DHA and sn2 palmitate and their role in developing infant.

Discussing the influence of the microbiome on digestive and other illnesses and prebiotics’ role in overall health of infants, children, and adults.

Describing the gut as a functional ecosystem and discussing pre- and probiotics, and their current health aspect drivers and emerging health benefits.

Discussed the influencing factors of microbiota and GI system development, and how they interact with each other as well as Gut-Brain-Microbiota axis.

Discussed the key nutrients including Vitamin A and short chain fatty acid and their complementary roles in the immunity and GI functions.

Bacteria are prevalent in the human gut as part of the gut microbiome. Most have a benign effect; however some may cause disorder and others are positive for our health. Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are uniquely found in human milk and represent the third largest component.

This study reported that short chain FOS is well tolerated at doses 2.5 to 10 g/d and bifidogenic with a dose-response relationship in healthy humans.

The results expand the vision on how prebiotics are metabolized along the intestine, and open new perspectives for the design of functional foods.

The report showed the context-dependent competition can potentially influence which bacteria will successfully establish and persist in the GI system.