Toddlers’ gut health could affect their risk of developing mental health issues later in childhood, a small new study suggests.
Two-year-olds with more gut bacteria from the Clostridiales and Lachnospiraceae groups were more likely to experience depression, anxiety, and other so-called “internalising” symptoms five years later, according to the study, which was published in the journal Nature Communications.
Researchers believe the link can be explained by the brain-gut ax
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