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Free sugar consumption was measured in children enrolled in the Barwon Infant Study at age 18-months and 4-years.

Mother’s prenatal gut microbiota may predict child behavior: Study Increased diversity of a mother’s gut microbiota during the third trimester of pregnancy may influence a child’s brain development and behavior, says a new study from Australia. Data published in EBioMedicine ​indicated that increased maternal alpha diversity during pregnancy was associated with a reduction in internalizing symptoms in children at two years of age. In addition, researchers re...

Increased diversity of a mother’s gut microbiota during the third trimester of pregnancy may influence a child’s brain development and behavior, says a new study from Australia.

Parents who clean dummies with sprays and wipes could increase the chances of their child developing food allergies, researchers say.  The findings were released by Barwon Health, a health care provider in Geelong, south-west of Melbourne, last Tuesday following a study of 787 infants from birth to the age of one. Scientists from the Barwon Infant Study found that six-month-old babies who were given dummies sterilised with chemical-based cleaning agents were four times more likely to develop f...