Objective: To investigate whether delivery mode (vaginal versus by caesarean section),
maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and early exposure to antibiotics (< 6 …

Objective: To investigate whether antibiotic exposure during the first year of life is associated
with increased childhood body mass index (BMI). Design: Secondary analysis from a multi …

Background Children with high body mass index (BMI) at preschool age are at risk of
developing obesity. Early identification of factors that increase the risk of excessive weight …

Background: It has been reported that deviations in gut microbiota composition may
predispose toward obesity, and specific groups of commensal gut bacteria may harvest …

Background In animal studies early life antibiotic exposure causes metabolic abnormalities
including obesity through microbiota disruption, but evidence from human studies is scarce …

We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies investigating
the association between antibiotic exposure in infancy and risk of childhood overweight and …

Background Childhood obesity and overweight are among the greatest health challenges in
the pediatric population. Obese individuals exhibit marked differences in the composition of …

Pediatric obesity, a significant public health concern, has been associated with adult
premature mortality and the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease …

Objective: To investigate whether the intestinal microbiota composition in early infancy is
associated with subsequent weight development in children. Methods: Analyses were …

Maternal and childhood obesity in pregnancy are worrisome public health issues facing our
world today. New gene sequencing methods have advanced our knowledge of the …