Gut Microbiota

Microbiota is the good (and bad bacteria) in your gut. Every human being carries about 1-2kg of gut microbiota representing a number of cells far bigger than all our body cells together. Here we provide the latest science on the relation between nutrition, gut microbiome, immune system and human health.

Do Human Milk Oligosaccharides Protect Against Infant Atopic Disorders and Food Allergy?
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Do Human Milk Oligosaccharides Protect Against Infant Atopic Disorders and Food Allergy?

Breastfeeding is thought to be protective against Atopic Dermatitis (AD) and Food Allergy (FA), but the data are…

55 min read Soo Min Han, Aristea Binia (Switzerland), Keith Godfrey, …
Time of Lactation and Maternal Fucosyltransferase Genetic Polymorphisms Determine the Variability in Human Milk Oligosaccharides (publications)
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Time of Lactation and Maternal Fucosyltransferase Genetic Polymorphisms Determine the Variability in Human Milk Oligosaccharides

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) vary among mothers and genetic factors contribute to this variability. This study…

53 min read Gregory Lefebvre, Maya Shevlyakova, Aline Charpagne, …
A Comparison of the In Vitro Effects of 2’Fucosyllactose and Lactose on the Composition and Activity of Gut Microbiota from Infants and Toddlers
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A Comparison of the In Vitro Effects of 2’Fucosyllactose and Lactose on the Composition and Activity of Gut Microbiota from Infants and Toddlers
28 min read Pieter Van Den Abbeele, Norbert Sprenger, Jonas Ghyselinck, …