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Antibiotic and acid-suppression medications during early childhood are associated with obesity.

Christopher M StarkApryl SusiJill EmerickCade M Nylund
Published in: Gut (2018)
Antibiotics, acid suppressants and the combination of multiple medications in the first 2 years of life are associated with a diagnosis of childhood obesity. Microbiota-altering medications administered in early childhood may influence weight gain.
Keyphrases
  • weight gain
  • body mass index
  • birth weight
  • weight loss
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • skeletal muscle