Playing in the sand or messing around in the mud never did a child any harm. Nature is full of good bacteria and it makes good sense to expose our children to it.- We have 10 trillion own body cells but are populated by 100 trillion bacteria. If we laid them out lengthwise they would go all the way around the world.
- Most bacteria are found in the colon.
- It takes around three years for the microbiota to settle into an infant’s system.
- The microbes in our intestine weigh between 1 and 1.5 kg.
- There are around 400 to 500 different bacterial strains in the intestine, comprising 30,000 to 50,000 species.
- Scientists assume that bacteria communicate with each other.
- Unfortunately, antibiotics kills the good bacteria as well as the bad.
Further information
- Article "Prebiotics in infant formula"
- Overview "Good and bad bacteria"
- Overview "The difference between prebiotics and probiotics"
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