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Infant Gut Microbiota Tied to Childhood Blood Pressure

A 1-unit increase in infant gut microbiota diversity at 1 month was associated with a 1.86 mm Hg lower systolic BP at 6 years—only in children breastfed for at least 6 months.

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  1. Infant gut microbiota composition influences childhood blood pressure.
  2. Breastfeeding for at least 6 months modifies the association between gut microbial diversity and blood pressure.
  3. Certain bacterial species at 1 week or 1 month are significantly associated with blood pressure at 3 or 6 years.
  4. Future research should focus on metagenomic and metabolomic analyses. 

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