Lactobacillus acidophilus and Improved Lactose Digestion

• Improvement of lactose digestion by humans following ingestion of unfermented acidophilus milk: influence of bile sensitivity, lactose transport, and acid tolerance of Lactobacillus acidophilus.

  • 1997-08
  • RCT · n = 11
  • Journal of Dairy Science 80(8)
  • • A. Mustapha
    • T. Jiang
    • D. Savaiano

  • PubMed: 9276791
  • DOI: 10.3168/JDS.S0022-0302(97)76083-1

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  • Improved Lactose Digestion

  • High evidence
  • Highly Cited

  Consumption of acidophilus milk (2% fat) containing strains B, N1, and E significantly reduced mean total H2 production compared with that of the control reduced-fat (2% fat) milk.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  No

• Lactobacillus acidophilus as a dietary adjunct for milk to aid lactose digestion in humans.

  • 1983-05
  • Clinical Trial · n = 6
  • Journal of Dairy Science 66(5)
  • • H. Kim
    • S. Gilliland

  • PubMed: 6409948
  • DOI: 10.3168/JDS.S0022-0302(83)81887-6

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  • Improved Lactose Digestion

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  • Highly Cited

  Milk containing either 2.5 X 10(6) or 2.5 X 10(8) Lactobacillus acidophilus/ml improved lactose utilization.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  2.5 × 10^6 or 2.5 × 10^8 CFU/ml daily for 6 days