Researchers in a new Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism study are aware of no study that has indicated the effects of daily consumption of multispecies probiotic supplements on metabolic profiles, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and oxidative stress in diabetic patients.
The randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial was performed on diabetic patients aged 35-70 years. They were randomly assigned to take either a multispecies probiotic supplement or placebo for 8 weeks. The multispecies probiotic supplement consisted of 7 viable and freeze-dried strains: Lactobacillus acidophilus, L. casei, L. rhamnosus, L. bulgaricus, Bifidobacterium breve, B. longum, Streptococcus thermophilus, and 100 mg fructo-oligosaccharide.
The multispecies probiotic supplementation, compared with placebo, prevented a rise in fasting plasma glucose and resulted in a decrease in serum hs-CRP and an increase in plasma total glutathione.
Friday, September 06, 2013
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