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February 20-21, 2017 Berlin, Germany
9th International Congress on
Nutrition & Health
Volume 7 Issue 1 (Suppl) J Nutr Food Sci
ISSN:2155-9600 JNFS, an open access journal Nutrition & Health 2017
February 20-21, 2017 Berlin, Germany
J Nutr Food Sci 2017, 7:1 (Suppl)
Manipulation of the gut microbiome in weight management
Gerard E Mullin
Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA
The pathophysiology of obesity is still unknown, however there is mounting evidence that the gut microbiome, intestinal
permeability, systemic inflammation, cytokines, subclinical endotoxemia and insulin resistance may play important roles
in disease pathogenesis and are possibly targets for treatment. Alterations in diet have been shown to shift the gut microbiome’s
effects on metabolism and regulation of body weight by a number of mechanisms that involve the gut microbiome. This session will
provide a focused overview of the scientific literature regarding the potential role of gut microbiome as a therapeutic target of weight
management and cardiometabolic health. The lecture will first review the pathophysiology of obesity and discuss how an evidence-
based approach can achieve optimal weight management by dietary manipulation of the gut microbiome along with prebiotics and
probiotics. Learning objectives: To discuss the influence of the gut microbiome on energy metabolism; to understand how disruption
of the gut microbiome can lead to obesity; to know how prebiotic and probiotic foods and supplements may influence weight by
favorably altering the gut microbiome.
Tools 4 teen moms: A challenge-based social media educational intervention
Mildred A Horodynski, Kami Silk and Mackenzie Robson
Michigan State University, USA
Tools 4 teen moms (T4TM) is a social-media educational intervention designed to promote healthy infant feeding practices:
Infant-centered feeding, maternal responsiveness, and proper introduction of complementary foods. The T4TM intervention
consists of 6 weeks of daily challenges appropriate for teen moms. The T4TM challenge-based intervention has been field tested
among 51 low-income, first-time adolescent mothers of infants under two months of age, recruited from the maternal infant health
programs (MIHP) in five Michigan counties in USA for program efficacy and participant engagement and satisfaction. Participants
randomized to the intervention received a text message each day for six weeks that included the day’s challenge and website URL.
Post intervention self-report survey revealed that participants in the intervention were more likely to know that propping the bottle
was not a safe feeding practice (p=0.04), and that infants under 6 months of age did not require more than breast milk or formula
(p=0.08). When asked the proper time to introduce solid foods, 92% of intervention participants answered correctly compared to
76% of control participants. Participant responses indicated a high level of program satisfaction. Website activity revealed moderate
engagement with the program. Average number of challenge completions was 21 out of 42, and the participants visited the website on
an average of 22 out of 42 days. Results indicate that a tailored, social media-based educational intervention to be a promising method
of message delivery among adolescent mothers.