DO ANTIBIOTICS MAKE CHILDREN INCREASE?
An American study suggests that antibiotic abuse causes children to gain weight. The hypothesis? A change in intestinal bacteria would make more calories available.
Excessive intake of antibiotics would affect the weight of children, according to a 2015 US study published in the International Journal of Obesity. Covering the medical records of more than 140,000 young people aged 3 to 18, she analyzed the evolution of their body mass index (BMI) and the number of prescriptions of antibiotics between 2001 and 2012. During this period, almost one in five children has received antibiotics 7 or more times. However, at the age of 15, the weight of these children was 1.36 kg higher than that of children who had not received any treatment, at equal height. A difference that lasted into adulthood.
The intestine would absorb more calories
While this link between weight gain and antibiotics is not yet clearly substantiated, researchers argue that molecules contained in antibiotics could attack the good bacteria in the child's body. Modifying the balance of the microbiota of the digestive tract would have consequences on the assimilation of calories.
Excessive intake of antibiotics would affect the weight of children, according to a 2015 US study published in the International Journal of Obesity. Covering the medical records of more than 140,000 young people aged 3 to 18, she analyzed the evolution of their body mass index (BMI) and the number of prescriptions of antibiotics between 2001 and 2012. During this period, almost one in five children has received antibiotics 7 or more times. However, at the age of 15, the weight of these children was 1.36 kg higher than that of children who had not received any treatment, at equal height. A difference that lasted into adulthood.
The intestine would absorb more calories
While this link between weight gain and antibiotics is not yet clearly substantiated, researchers argue that molecules contained in antibiotics could attack the good bacteria in the child's body. Modifying the balance of the microbiota of the digestive tract would have consequences on the assimilation of calories.
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