It has been found that maternal obesity may cause marked changes in the gastrointestinal microflora's composition and its function of the offspring. The gastrointestinal microflora consists of multiple species of microorganisms that live in the digestive tracts of animals and assists the host in digestion. An imbalance in an individual's microflora is suspected to contribute to the development and persistence of obesity. An increase in firmicutes to bacteriodetes ...
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