US babies have biomarkers of major gut inflammation during a key development window of the immune system
Babies born in the US and other western countries "have biomarkers of major gut inflammation during a key development window of the immune system," and typically lack B.infantis, which digests the human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in breast milk to release nutrients for the infant and maximize the growth of beneficial bacteria, which is critical to building a healthy gut microbiome, added Dr Kyle.