Antibiotics given during infancy produce changes in the microbiome that may raise the risk for childhood asthma by 30%, suggested two posters presented on February 28 at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology (AAAAI)/World Allergy Organization 2025 Annual Meeting. Research suggests that respiratory infections during infancy raise the risk of developing … [Read more...]
One Third of Normal-Weight Individuals are obese, according to study based on body fat percentage
The study -- the largest of its kind ever conducted in Israel -- was led by Prof. Yftach Gepner and PhD student Yair Lahav, in collaboration with Aviv Kfir. It and was based on data from the Yair Lahav Nutrition Center in Tel Aviv. The paper was published in Frontiers in Nutrition. Prof. Gepner: "Israel is a leader in childhood obesity and more than 60% of the country's … [Read more...]
