Bifidobacterium lactis MAK16B42L and Reduced Digestive Symptoms

• Consumption of a Fermented Milk Product Containing Bifidobacterium lactis CNCM I-2494 in Women Complaining of Minor Digestive Symptoms: Rapid Response Which Is Independent of Dietary Fibre Intake or Physical Activity

  • 2019-01-04
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Nutrients 11(1)
  • • P. Marteau
    • B. Le Nevé
    • L. Quinquis
    • Caroline Pichon
    • P. Whorwell
    • D. Guyonnet

  • PubMed: 30621211
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu11010092

  3 Insights on

  • Reduced Digestive Symptoms

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  FMP consumption resulted in a significant decrease in the composite score of symptoms after only 2 weeks in both studies and the pooled data at week 1 (-0.35 [-0.69, 0.00]; *p* = 0.05), week 2 (-0.66 [-1.04, -0.27]; *p* < 0.001), week 3 (-0.49 [-0.89, -0.10]; *p* = 0.01) and week 4 (-0.46 [-0.88, -0.04]; *p* = 0.03).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes