Tuesday, June 15, 2010

DDS-1 strain improves dermatitis

Steve - the supplement used in this study, UAS Labs DDS Plus, is one of the main probiotic supplements we recommends.

A study has found that supplementation with probiotics for two months had significant benefits for children with atopic dermatitis. Conducted using a mixture of probiotics from UAS Laboratories, the study involved 90 preschool children with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD). AD, also known as Eczema, is one of the first signs of allergy during the early days of life and is said to be due to delayed development of the immune system.

Presented last week at the New York Academy of Sciences symposium Probiotics: From Bench to Market, the current study was designed to determine the impact of a mixture of L. acidophilus DDS-1 and B. lactis UABLA-12. The double blind placebo controlled study involved two groups of children aged one to three. One group received doses of the probiotics twice a day, while the second group received a placebo. After four weeks, the decrease in the group taking probiotics was almost 34 per cent after eight weeks, while the placebo group demonstrated a decrease of 19 per cent. Secondary outcomes included corresponding lymphocyte subset changes in peripheral blood.

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