Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 and Increased Fecal Acetate Levels

• Effects of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12® on the lipid/lipoprotein profile and short chain fatty acids in healthy young adults: a randomized controlled trial

  • 2017-06-29
  • RCT · n = 30
  • Nutrition Journal 16(1)
  • • Yujin Lee
    • Zhaoyong Ba
    • R. Roberts
    • C. Rogers
    • J. Fleming
    • Huicui Meng
    • E. Furumoto
    • P. Kris-Etherton

  • PubMed: 28662676
  • DOI: 10.1186/s12937-017-0261-6

  8 Insights on

  • Increased Fecal Acetate Levels

  • High evidence

  Compared to baseline, fecal acetate was significantly increased after the YS (Δ = 211.89 ± 75.87 μg/g, P = 0.007) and PRE (Δ = 204.98 ± 75.70 μg/g, P = 0.009) periods.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes