(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Breast-fed babies have healthier gut
than formula-fed infants, thanks to the mother's milk, which
encouraged beneficial bugs to grow and protect the infants from
illness and pathogens, says a study. The finding has been borne
out by a new study that shows that differences in bacterial
colonisation of formula-fed and breast-fed babies are involved
in infant's expression of genes. The health of individuals can
be influenced by the diversity of microbes colonizing the gut,
which is especially important in regulating both intestinal and
immune development in infants, reported the journal Genome
Biology. However, little is known about the potential
interactions between the host's health at a molecular level,
their gut microbes, and diet, according to a Texas A&M
University statement. Robert Chapkin from the Texas A&M
University, who led this multi-centre study, explained: 'Our
findings suggest that human milk promotes the beneficial
crosstalk between the immune system and microbe populatio