Modulating the gut microbiota to better fight child malnutrition
Long before the advent of genetics, more traditional analytical methods already showed that the bacterial communities of the gut were different in children who suffered from severe malnutrition. What if restoring good gut bacteria could influence these children’s growth?
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Created
09 July 2021
Updated
08 August 2023
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Chen RY, Mostafa I, Hibberd MC, et al. A Microbiota-Directed Food Intervention for Undernourished Children. N Engl J Med. 2021;384(16):1517-1528.