Determinants of gut health: studies on gut microbiota and gut mucus properties and function

Chunpeng Zhang

PhD research aims to investigate how dietary interventions, obesity, and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affect gut health as characterized by the gut microbiota, gut microbial metabolites and gut mucus composition and function during pregnancy.

Publications

Zhang C, et al. Influence of maternal obesity, gestational weight gain and gestational diabetes on child metabolic profile: A prospective study from the intrauterine period until early childhood. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2026 Sep 9;76:105108.

Author

Chunpeng Zhang M.Sc., PhD researcher
Institute of Biomedicine &
Nutrition and Food Research Center
Faculty of Medicine
University of Turku