Toddlers’ gut bacteria may predict future obesity, study suggests

Researchers identify differences in bacteria that colonise the gut in adults living with obesity

The gut bacteria of a toddler can predict whether they will be overweight later in life, research suggests.

The study, led by Gael Toubon from the Universite Sorbonne Paris, looked at the data from 512 infants who were part of a study that tracked the lives of 18,000 children born in France.