Lactobacillus plantarum HEAL9 and Reduced Severity of Common Cold Symptoms

• Evaluation of the efficacy of Lactobacillus plantarum HEAL9 and Lactobacillus paracasei 8700:2 on aspects of common cold infections in children attending day care: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study

  • 2019-11-16
  • RCT · n = 131
  • European Journal of Nutrition 59(1)
  • • I. Lazou Ahrén
    • A. Berggren
    • Cristina Teixeira
    • Titti Martinsson Niskanen
    • N. Larsson

  • PubMed: 31734734
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00394-019-02137-8

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  • Reduced Severity of Common Cold Symptoms

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal

  Daily consumption of the probiotic product for a period of 3 months significantly reduced the severity of the symptom "nasal congestion/runny nose" ... Moreover, significantly less concomitant medication was used in the probiotic group.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes