IMPE Abstracts

We are in the midst of an obesity epidemic with one in three NZ preschool children overweight/obese. We have looked at whether microbiome treatment could ameliorate child obesity in those born by (i) Cesarean section (CS) and (ii) obese teenagers. (i) Association studies have shown a 30% increased risk of childhood obesity in those born by CS. A lack of exposure to maternal vaginal bacteria with CS disrupting the normal population of the early infant gut microbiome has been pr...