Many types of gut bacteria acquired in early life remains in the gut for decades

Toni Harman
3 min readJan 8, 2022

Quick summary: A recent twin study illustrates why the types of bacteria you acquire at birth and in early life are so important — because they may last decades!

Wow. As a twin myself — I find this research fascinating!

A recent twin study illustrates why the types of bacteria you acquire at birth and…

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Toni Harman

I help parents and health professionals better understand the science of pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and the microbiome. https://linktr.ee/toniharman