Early life gut microbiota is associated with rapid infant growth in Hispanics from Southern California

Authors: Tanya L. Alderete, Roshonda B. Jones, Justin P. Shaffer, Elizabeth A. Holzhausen, William B. Patterson, Elham Kazemian, Lida Chatzi, Rob Knight, Jasmine F. Plows, Paige K. Berger, Michael I. Goran - Gut Microbes 2021 cited by 78

< .01). These findings indicate that a more mature gut microbiota, characterized by increased alpha-diversity, at as early as 1-month of age, may influence infant growth trajectories in the first year of life.