Lactobacillus helveticus VPro 13 and No Impact on Negative Mood States

• Heat-killed Lactobacillus helveticus improves mood states: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

  • 2023-04-14
  • RCT · n = 58
  • Beneficial Microbes 14(2)
  • • N. Mutoh
    • I. Kakiuchi
    • A. Hiraku
    • N. Iwabuchi
    • K. Kiyosawa
    • K. Igarashi
    • M. Tanaka
    • M. Nakamura
    • M. Miyasaka

  • PubMed: 37026368
  • DOI: 10.3920/BM2022.0048

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  • No Impact on Negative Mood States

  • High evidence
  • Adults

  On the other hand, heat-killed *L. helveticus* MCC1848 intake had no significant effects on negative mood state items (e.g. anger, nervousness, confusion) assessed by the shortened version of the POMS 2, STAI and VAS.

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No