Journal article
Postnatal exposure to household disinfectants, infant gut microbiota and subsequent risk of overweight in children
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Emerging links between household cleaning products and childhood overweight may involve the gut microbiome. We determined mediating effects of infant gut microbiota on associations between home use of cleaning products and future overweight.
METHODS: From the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) birth cohort, we tested associations between maternal report of cleaning product use and overweight at age 3, and …
Authors
Tun MH; Tun HM; Mahoney JJ; Konya TB; Guttman DS; Becker AB; Mandhane PJ; Turvey SE; Subbarao P; Sears MR
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 190, No. 37, pp. e1097–e1107
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
September 17, 2018
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.170809
ISSN
0820-3946