Investigating the Influence of Sleep-Wake Patterns and the Gut Microbiome Development in Infancy on Rapid Weight Gain, an Early Risk Factor for Obesity
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Megan Petrov (Co-PI)
Elizabeth Reifsnider (Co-PI)
National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute
This study will examine how two understudied factors, sleep-wake patterns and the gut microbiome, affect rapid weight gain in infancy, an early risk factor for obesity. The development of sleep-wake patterns and gut microbe communities will be evaluated, in the context of diverse feeding, maternal, and environmental influences, on infant weight gain.