Aonghus Lavelle

Abstract An unhealthy diet disrupts feeding behavior and the gut microbiota, but whether early-life dietary effects persist, or can be restored later in life, remains unclear. We investigated whether microbiota-targeted interventions (FOS + GOS or Bifidobacterium longum APC1472) could restore early-life high-fat/high-sugar (HFHS) diet-induced feeding alterations in adult female and male mice.

To the Editor, The association between siblings and protection from atopic disorders was first described by Strachan in 1989 [1], a finding that formed the basis of the “hygiene hypothesis”. Multiple studies have since supported the association between birth order and allergic sensitization, potentially mediated via microbial exposures [2].

Abstract The composition and function of the human gut microbiome has been linked to multiple health outcomes across all world regions, often with region-specific associations. Unfortunately, the extent to which microbiomes from different populations are characterised is limited by their economic resources.