Healthy lifestyle, daytime sleepiness, and gut microbiome composition are determinants of functional strength in humans: a cross-sectional study

Healthy lifestyle, daytime sleepiness, and gut microbiome composition are determinants of functional strength in humans: a cross-sectional study

Participant characterization In total, 627 participants (394 women/233 men) were included in this study (Table 1 and Supplementary Table S2 in the Electronic Supplementary Material). The median age was 52.0 (43.0, 62.5) years, and men were significantly older than women (padjust < 0.001). Women had a significantly higher BMI than men (padjust = 0.006). Participants had…

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Examining the healthy human microbiome concept

Examining the healthy human microbiome concept

Berg, G. et al. Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges. Microbiome 8, 103 (2020). Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Lynch, S. V. & Pedersen, O. The human intestinal microbiome in health and disease. N. Engl. J. Med. 375, 2369–2379 (2016). Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Turnbaugh, P. J. et al. The Human…

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Breastfeeding Crucial to a Healthy Infant Microbiome, Lowering Asthma Risk | Lifestyle

Breastfeeding Crucial to a Healthy Infant Microbiome, Lowering Asthma Risk | Lifestyle

Key Takeaways Breastfeeding reduces asthma risk by colonizing a baby’s body with healthy microbes Meanwhile, baby formula feeds microbes that can increase asthma risk Breast milk contains sugars that promote growth of healthy microbes THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Breastfeeding through the first year of infants’ lives can lower their risk of asthma…

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