Research advances in the relationship between childhood malnutrition and gut microbiota.
- Author:
Hui-Hui WANG
1
;
Fei-Qiu WEN
;
Ju-Rong WEI
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Nutrition, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518000, China. vwanghuihui@163.com.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Child;
Gastrointestinal Microbiome;
physiology;
Humans;
Malnutrition;
etiology;
Nutritional Status
- From:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
2016;18(11):1188-1193
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Childhood malnutrition is an important disease threatening healthy growth of children worldwide. Gut microbiota has close links to food digestion, absorption and intestinal function. Current research considers that alterations in gut microbiota have been strongly implicated in childhood malnutrition. This review article addresses the latest understanding and evidence of interrelationship between gut microbiota and individual nutrition status, the changes of gut microbiota in different types of malnutrition, and the attribution of gut microbiota in the treatment and prognosis of malnutrition. It provides in depth understanding of childhood malnutrition from the perspective of microbiome.
