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Consumption of ultra-processed foods by young children favors harmful bacteria in the gut, study finds

Consumption of ultra-processed foods by young children favors harmful bacteria in the gut, study finds

A Brazilian study of 728 children up to one year of age shows that the consumption of ultra-processed foods can negatively affect the diversity and abundance of the intestinal microbiota, with a more pronounced effect in children who are not breastfed.

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