Lactobacillus fermentum and Reduced LDL Cholesterol

• Effect of Lactobacillus fermentum on serum lipids in subjects with elevated serum cholesterol.

  • 2006-12
  • RCT · n = 46
  • Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases 16(8)
  • • L. Simons
    • Sarah G. Amansec
    • P. Conway

  • PubMed: 17126768
  • DOI: 10.1016/J.NUMECD.2005.10.009

  6 Insights on

  • Reduced LDL Cholesterol

  • High evidence
  • Highly Cited

  LDL cholesterol showed a modest downward trend on both Lactobacillus fermentum and placebo of 7.0% and 5.2% respectively. This trend did not reach statistical significance over time, nor was there a significant difference between the treatment arms.

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No

  Dose

  2 capsules twice daily (each capsule containing 2 x 10(9) colony forming units)