Lactobacillus reuteri and Reduced LDL Cholesterol

• Effect of probiotic Lactobacillus on lipid profile: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials

  • 2017-06-08
  • Meta-Analysis
  • PLOS ONE 12(6)
  • • Yucheng Wu
    • Qingqing Zhang
    • Yin Ren
    • Z. Ruan

  • PubMed: 28594860
  • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178868

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  • Reduced LDL Cholesterol

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  Probiotic Lactobacillus consumption significantly reduced... LDL-C by 0.23mmol/l (95% CI, -0.36 to -0.10).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes