Gut Microbiota: a link between Autism, Cesearean Sections, and Infant Formula?
An interesting and possibly alarming connection... Could the bacteria found in a baby's gut be a link between cesarean sections, infant formula, and Autism? Current research is demonstrating that the bacteria found in your gut affects your behavior - additionally, research is also demonstrating that infants fed infant formula and delivered by cesarean surgery have altered gut microbiota, is it possible this is a link between cesarean delivery, infant formula and behavioral disorders such as Autism? Such a link could have substantial repercussions on our population's health. Research from UCLA (1) demonstrates that the brain-gut communication flows in both directions.When women were fed yogurt with probiotics, their brainstem and prefrontal cortex were more active (measured using f MRI), meaning that the rational decision making center of their brain was receiving, interpreting, and responding to messages from the body. Conversely, a group of women who received no probi...