Bifidobacterium bifidum R0071 results in a greater proportion of healthy days and a lower percentage of academically stressed students reporting a day of cold/flu: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
- 2015-01-21
- RCT · n = 581
- British Journal of Nutrition 113(3)
- B. Langkamp-Henken
- C. Rowe
- A. Ford
- M. Christman
- C. Nieves
- Lauren Khouri
- Gretchen J. Specht
- S. Girard
- Samuel J. Spaiser
- W. Dahl
- PubMed: 25604727
- DOI: 10.1017/S0007114514003997
- High evidence
- Large Human Trial
The percentage of participants reporting ≥ 1 d of cold/flu during the 6-week intervention period was significantly lower with B. bifidum than with placebo (P< 0·05).
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Moderate
- Significant
- Yes