Why Our Gastrointestinal Tract Is So Important

It is hard to overstate the importance of our gut and the multiple physiologic functions it manages, particularly in the neonatal period. In fact, long-term outcomes are directly connected to optimal nutrition and gut function in the first few years after birth.1 In a Foreword written several years ago, I had quoted Anthelme Brillat-Savarin ’s words of wisdom from nearly 300 years ago, “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are.”2 Science continues to validate the truth and science behind this statement with an open challenge to us all: “If we are what we eat, then our babies are what we feed them!”2
Source: Clinics in Perinatology - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Tags: Foreword Source Type: research