Early-life nutritional exposures and lifelong health: Immediate and long-lasting impacts of probiotics, vitamin D, and breastfeeding

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 83-97

  Berti, Cristiana ^a   Agostoni, Carlo ^b,c   Davanzo, Riccardo ^d   Hyppönen, Elina ^e,f,g   Isolauri, Erika ^h   Meltzer, Helle M ⁱ   Steegers Theunissen, Régine P M ^j   Cetin, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

ⁱ NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^j ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Epigenetics; Gut microbiota; Infancy; Nutrition; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CONCEPTION; EPIGENETICS; EXPOSURE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFANCY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROGENY; BLOOD; DIET; FEMALE; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY;

BREAST FEEDING; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROBIOTICS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 85020950082     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuw056     Document Type: Article

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