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| Title |
Fecal Short-Chain Fatty Acid Variations by Breastfeeding Status in Infants at 4 Months: Differences in Relative versus Absolute Concentrations
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Nutrition, April 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnut.2017.00011 |
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| Authors |
Sarah L. Bridgman, Meghan B. Azad, Catherine J. Field, Andrea M. Haqq, Allan B. Becker, Piushkumar J. Mandhane, Padmaja Subbarao, Stuart E. Turvey, Malcolm R. Sears, James A. Scott, David S. Wishart, Anita L. Kozyrskyj, The CHILD Study Investigators, M. R. Sears, P. Subbarao, S. S. Anand, M. Azad, A. B. Becker, A. D. Befus, M. Brauer, J. R. Brook, E. Chen, M. Cyr, D. Daley, S. Dell, J. A. Denburg, Q. Duan, T. Eiwegger, H. Grasemann, K. HayGlass, R. Hegele, D. L. Holness, P. Hystad, M. S. Kobor, T. R. Kollman, A. L. Kozyrskyj, C. Laprise, W. Y. W. Lou, J. Macri, P. J. Mandhane, G. Miller, T. Moraes, P. D. Paré, C. Ramsey, F. Ratjen, A. Sandford, J. A. Scott, J. Scott, F. Silverman, E. Simons, T. Takaro, S. Tebbutt, T. To, S. E. Turvey |
| Abstract |
Our gut microbiota provide a number of important functions, one of which is the metabolism of dietary fiber and other macronutrients that are undigested by the host. The main products of this fermentation process are short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and other intermediate metabolites including lactate and succinate. Production of these metabolites is dependent on diet and gut microbiota composition. There is increasing evidence for the role of SCFAs in host physiology and metabolic processes as well as chronic inflammatory conditions such as allergic disease and obesity. We aimed to investigate differences in fecal SCFAs and intermediate metabolites in 163 infants at 3-5 months of age according to breastfeeding status. Compared to no exposure to human milk at time of fecal sample collection, exclusive breastfeeding was associated with lower absolute concentrations of total SCFAs, acetate, butyrate, propionate, valerate, isobutyrate, and isovalerate, yet higher concentrations of lactate. Further, the relative proportion of acetate was higher with exclusive breastfeeding. Compared to non-breastfed infants, those exclusively breastfed were four times more likely (aOR 4.50, 95% CI 1.58-12.82) to have a higher proportion of acetate relative to other SCFAs in their gut. This association was independent of birth mode, intrapartum antibiotics, infant sex, age, recruitment site, and maternal BMI or socioeconomic status. Our study confirms that breastfeeding strongly influences the composition of fecal microbial metabolites in infancy. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 13% |
| Canada | 1 | 13% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 5 | 63% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 211 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 47 | 22% |
| Student > Bachelor | 28 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 25 | 12% |
| Researcher | 16 | 8% |
| Other | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 27 | 13% |
| Unknown | 57 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 29 | 14% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 29 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 12% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 25 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 5% |
| Other | 26 | 12% |
| Unknown | 67 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 June 2022.
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#9
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