New research may help explain why millions of malnourished children suffer from stunted growth and fail to thrive after treatment with nutrient-rich therapeutic foods.
Studying healthy and malnourished young children in Bangladesh, a team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that malnutrition has persistent detrimental effects on the vast community of microbes living in the gut. These “friendly” microbes typically aid in extracting nutrients and calories from food, and perform many other vital functions.
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