Jessica Dean's Healthy Living: Antibiotics and Children
By: KARK 4 Today
Updated: August 22, 2012
NYU researchers studied 11,000 young children and looked at their weight and antibiotic use throughout childhood.
They found those given antibiotics between birth and five months were 20 percent more likely to be overweight by the time they turned three.
Experts say this doesn't prove antibiotics cause obesity, but it suggests the bacteria in our gut may be permanently changed if exposed to antibiotics early in life.
No one is saying we should stop using antibiotics, by any means, but there are more studies planned for the future to find out more about this possible link.
They found those given antibiotics between birth and five months were 20 percent more likely to be overweight by the time they turned three.
Experts say this doesn't prove antibiotics cause obesity, but it suggests the bacteria in our gut may be permanently changed if exposed to antibiotics early in life.
No one is saying we should stop using antibiotics, by any means, but there are more studies planned for the future to find out more about this possible link.
