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New Study: Gut Microbiome & Childhood Obesity 🦠
Research on gut microbiome-based interventions in children and teens found that prebiotics were linked to small reductions in BMI and body weight, while short-chain fatty acids showed decreases in BMI and waist circumference. Probiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation, however, had little to no effect on obesity outcomes.
My perspective? Short-term interventions that don’t address the whole diet or lifestyle are unlikely to create meaningful change in pediatric obesity.
What is your take on this one?
#naturopathicmedicine #naturopath #integrativemedicine #pediatrichealth #pediatrics #integrative #healthcareprovider #holisticapproach #natpedspro #naturopathic #naturopathicpediatrics #integrative #integrativepediatrics #healthcareproviders #gutmicrobiome #gutmicrobiomeinterventions #pediatricobesity #probiotics #synbiotic #metabolichealth
Research on gut microbiome-based interventions in children and teens found that prebiotics were linked to small reductions in BMI and body weight, while short-chain fatty acids showed decreases in BMI and waist circumference. Probiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation, however, had little to no effect on obesity outcomes.
My perspective? Short-term interventions that don’t address the whole diet or lifestyle are unlikely to create meaningful change in pediatric obesity.
What is your take on this one?
#naturopathicmedicine #naturopath #integrativemedicine #pediatrichealth #pediatrics #integrative #healthcareprovider #holisticapproach #natpedspro #naturopathic #naturopathicpediatrics #integrative #integrativepediatrics #healthcareproviders #gutmicrobiome #gutmicrobiomeinterventions #pediatricobesity #probiotics #synbiotic #metabolichealth
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