Effects of Bifidobacterial Supplementation to Pregnant Women and Infants in the Prevention of Allergy Development in Infants and on Fecal Microbiota

2014163 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Tadao Enomoto · Aichi Health Promotion Foundation

Masanori Sowa · Hidaka Hospital

K Nishimori · Hidaka Hospital

Shinichiro Shimazu

Akira Yoshida · Japanese Red Cross Society Wakayama Medical Center

Kazuko Yamada · Wakayama Medical University

Fukumi Furukawa · Wakayama Medical University

Abstract

These data suggest that the prenatal and postnatal supplementation of bifidobacteria is effective in primary preventing allergic diseases. Some limited changes in the composition of fecal microbiota by the bifidobacterial supplementation were observed.

Topics & Keywords

Infant Health and Development Pediatric health and respiratory diseases Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Allergology International

Volume 63, Issue 4, pp. 575-585

DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.13-oa-0683

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