Researchers have discovered the mechanisms at work in the formation of the microbiota of a breast-fed baby. A process which protects it in particular from the risks of respiratory diseases.
The benefits of breastfeeding are no longer in doubt. Several studies have shown, for example, that babies who are exclusively breastfed have a lower risk of developing ENT infections, of being hospitalized for respiratory infections in their first months of life, and of developing asthma in childhood. childhood. Other, more recent research has shown how breast milk gives birth to the baby’s intestinal flora (or microbiota) by lining it with good bacteria.
A new study, published on September 19 in the journal Cellnow makes it possible to make the link between these different parameters more clearly. Led by researchers from New York University Hospital NUY Langone Health and the Canadian University of Manitoba, the study shows that exclusive breastfeeding for more than three months supports the gradual maturation of the microbiota in the digestive system, and in the child’s nasal cavity – the upper part…
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