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Toddler Gut Bacteria Predicts Future Obesity
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Toddler Gut Bacteria Predicts Future Obesity

Summary: The composition and volume of gut bacteria in toddlers at the age of 3.5 can predict their body mass index (BMI) at age 5, regardless of prematurity at birth, a new study reports. Findings indicate alterations in gut microbiota linked with adult obesity might commence early in childhood. The study highlighted specific types of gut...

Reading with your toddler? Books may beat screens
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Reading with your toddler? Books may beat screens

by Dennis Thompson Healthday Reporter  Parents who want to read to their toddlers and give them a developmental boost ought to pick up a traditional paper book rather than an e-book on a tablet, a new study reports. Toddlers are more likely to interact with their parents when they’re sharing a paper children’s book rather...