Research advances in the relationship between childhood malnutrition and gut microbiota / 中国当代儿科杂志
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
;
(12): 1188-1193, 2016.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-340542
ABSTRACT
Childhood malnutrition is an important disease threatening healthy growth of children worldwide. Gut microbiota has close links to food digestion, absorption and intestinal function. Current research considers that alterations in gut microbiota have been strongly implicated in childhood malnutrition. This review article addresses the latest understanding and evidence of interrelationship between gut microbiota and individual nutrition status, the changes of gut microbiota in different types of malnutrition, and the attribution of gut microbiota in the treatment and prognosis of malnutrition. It provides in depth understanding of childhood malnutrition from the perspective of microbiome.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Physiology
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Nutritional Status
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Malnutrition
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Gastrointestinal Microbiome
Limits:
Child
/
Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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