Caesarean Section Delivery May Double Risk of Childhood Obesity: May Be Due to Different Gut Bacteria

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120523200749.htm

ScienceDaily (May 23, 2012) — Caesarean section delivery may double the risk of subsequent childhood obesity, finds research published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Caesarean section delivery has already been linked to an increased risk of subsequent childhood asthma and allergic rhinitis, and around one in three babies born in the US is delivered this way.