Lactobacillus reuteri and Improved Social Behavior

• Effects of Probiotic Supplementation on Core Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children.

  • 2026-03-31
  • Systematic Review · n = 924
  • Nutrients 18(7)
  • • Meng Xian Chan
    • Chui Yan Hoh
    • Ying Yi Teh
    • Xin Yian Toh
    • Noor Akmal Shareela Ismail

  • PubMed: 41978177
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu18071127

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  • Improved Social Behavior

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  Lactobacillus reuteri supplementation for at least three months was consistently associated with improvement in social behavior.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes