Lactiplantibacillus plantarum KABP-023 and Reduced Incidence of Common Cold

• Fewer Community-Acquired Colds with Daily Consumption of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HEAL9 and Lacticaseibacillus paracasei 8700:2. A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

  • 2021-01
  • RCT · n = 898
  • The Journal of Nutrition 151(1)
  • • I. L. Ahrén
    • M. Hillman
    • E. Nordström
    • N. Larsson
    • T. Niskanen

  • PubMed: 33296464
  • DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxaa353

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  • Reduced Incidence of Common Cold

  • High evidence
  • Large Human Trial

  However, significantly fewer colds were experienced in the probiotic group (mean of 1.24 colds) as compared to the placebo group (mean of 1.36 colds; P = 0.044).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes