Importance of healthy gut in toddlers

Anaerobic Dominated by:

Firmicutes Bacteroidetes

Dietary intake during toddlerhood sets the foundation for a healthy life

• Solid foods enrich microbiota with genes that code for the utilization of a larger variety of
  • Carbohydrates
  • Vitamin biosynthesis
  • Xenobiotic degradation
• Imbalanced gut microbiota canoptimal amount lead to GIDs like constipation
• Diversity of microorganisms in the gut microbiota is correlated with overall health

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