Possible role of the microbiome in the development of acute malnutrition and implications for food-based strategies to prevent and treat acute malnutrition

Murray, E.; Manary, M.

Food and Nutrition Bulletin 36(1 Suppl): S72-S75

2015


ISSN/ISBN: 0379-5721
PMID: 25902618
DOI: 10.1177/15648265150361s112
Document Number: 579688
A pattern of changes in the microbiome composition have been observed in the normal maturation of the human gut. Perturbations from this pattern have been described in malnourished humans and reproduced in animal models of severe malnutrition. Treatment and prevention of malnutrition in the future may be more effective if the interventions not only restore body composition, but the composition of the microbiome as well.

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