{"id":55633,"date":"2017-01-30T15:00:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T01:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=55633"},"modified":"2019-02-28T13:30:20","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T23:30:20","slug":"let-them-eat-dirt-author-speaks-on-microbiomes-at-uh-manoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/01\/30\/let-them-eat-dirt-author-speaks-on-microbiomes-at-uh-manoa\/","title":{"rendered":"Let them Eat Dirt author speaks on microbiomes at UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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Canada’s number one microbiologist Brett Finlay speaks about his bestselling book Let Them Eat Dirt, Saving Your Child from an Oversanitized World<\/a><\/em>, February 7, 6–9:30 p.m at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa Campus Center Ballroom<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This book explains how the millions of microbes that live in our bodies influence childhood development; why an imbalance in those microbes can lead to obesity, diabetes and asthma, among other chronic conditions; and how—from conception on—parents can take concrete steps to positively impact their child’s long-term health. The authors delve into the role of microbes in everything from pregnancy nutrition and birthing methods to choices about feeding and lifestyle (“Should we have a pet?” “Should I give my child an antibiotic and a probiotic?” “Should I let him\/her play with a friend who’s ill?”).<\/p>\n

Finlay, is the Peter Wall Distinguished Professor at the University of British Columbia<\/a>. His areas of research interest and accomplishment include host-parasite interactions of pathogenic bacteria, especially enteric bacteria and pioneering the use of cell-based models to study pathogenic bacteria penetrating through epithelial barriers. <\/p>\n