In french there is a proverb stating “Les extrêmes se touchent” which translates to “The extremes are touching each other”. This might also apply to under- and overnutrition, where there are several hallmarks of gut physiology that are changed in a similar way. Do you wonder which ones and are you also interested to know how we will assess how the maternal and early life microbiome influences later metabolic health and the epigenetic profile? Then have a look at the study protocol of the Viterbi Gut project that freshly appeared in Frontiers in Nutrition!
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1111478/full