Lactobacillus plantarum 299v and Improved Iron Absorption

• A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Effects of Probiotic Species on Iron Absorption and Iron Status.

  • 2019-12-03
  • Meta-Analysis · n = 950
  • Nutrients 11(12)
  • • Susan C Vonderheid
    • Lisa Tussing-Humphreys
    • Chang Park
    • Heather Pauls
    • Nefertiti OjiNjideka Hemphill
    • Bazil LaBomascus
    • Andrew McLeod
    • Mary Dawn Koenig

  • PubMed: 31816981
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu11122938

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  • Improved Iron Absorption

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Adults

  Our meta-analysis of eight studies using a random-effects model demonstrated a significant increase in iron absorption following administration of the probiotic Lp299v with a pooled standardized mean difference (an average intervention effect size) of 0.55 (95% CI 0.22-0.88, p = 0.001).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes