Causal link found between food allergies and changes to infant gut bacteria due to method of childbirth, mother's ethnicity (IMAGE)

University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

Causal link found between food allergies and changes to infant gut bacteria due to method of childbirth, mother's ethnicity

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Anita Kozyrskyj (right) and main collaborator Hein Tun found a causal link between caesarean section birth, low levels of key gut bacteria and peanut sensitivity in babies--particularly among those of Asian descent.

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Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta

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