Bifidobacterium lactis and Reduced Depression Symptoms

• Cognitive and Emotional Effect of a Multi-species Probiotic Containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Bifidobacterium lactis in Healthy Older Adults: A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial.

  • 2024-06-27
  • RCT
  • Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins 17(5)
  • • Cristofer Ruiz-Gonzalez
    • Diana Cardona
    • Lola Rueda-Ruzafa
    • Miguel Rodriguez-Arrastia
    • Carmen Ropero-Padilla
    • Pablo Roman

  • PubMed: 38935259
  • DOI: 10.1007/s12602-024-10315-2

  3 Insights on

  • Reduced Depression Symptoms

  • High evidence

  there were significant improvements observed in ... depressive symptoms (mean difference 4.09, 95% CI 1.70 to 6.48, p < 0.005) by BDI

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes