Skip to main content

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Supplement Research Feed

The latest peer-reviewed supplement and nutrition research, newest first — each study linked to the supplements and health outcomes it covers.

Clostridium Difficile Infection in the Nephrology Ward.
- 2017
- Review
- Kidney & blood pressure research 42(5)
- - Sylwia Dudzicz
  - Marcin Adamczak
  - Andrzej Więcek
- PubMed: 29161712
- DOI: 10.1159/000484428
1 Insight on
- Reduced Clostridium Difficile Infection Incidence
- Low evidence
Yogurt Containing Lactobacillus gasseri Mitigates Aspirin-Induced Small Bowel Injuries: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
- 2017
- RCT · n = 64
- Digestion 95(1)
- - Takayoshi Suzuki
  - Aya Masui
  - Jun Nakamura
  - Hirokazu Shiozawa
  - J. Aoki
  - Hirohiko Nakae
  - S. Tsuda
  - Jin Imai
  - Ozawa Hideki
  - M. Matsushima
  - T. Mine
  - A. Tamura
  - Toshihiro Ohtsu
  - Y. Asami
  - A. Takagi
- PubMed: 28052291
- DOI: 10.1159/000452361
1 Insight on
- Improved Gastrointestinal Symptoms
- High evidence
Recent Pathophysiological Aspects of Peyronie's Disease: Role of Free Radicals, Rationale, and Therapeutic Implications for Antioxidant Treatment-Literature Review.
- 2017
- Review
- Advances in urology 2017
- - Gianni Paulis
  - Gennaro Romano
  - Luca Paulis
  - Davide Barletta
- PubMed: 28744308
- DOI: 10.1155/2017/4653512
1 Insight on
- Reduced Penile Deformation
- Low evidence
Effects of Lactobacillus gasseri OLL2716 on Helicobacter pylori-Associated Dyspepsia: A Multicenter Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial
- 2016
- RCT · n = 131
- Gastroenterology Research and Practice 2016
- - A. Takagi
  - Hidetaka Yanagi
  - H. Ozawa
  - N. Uemura
  - S. Nakajima
  - Kazuhiko Inoue
  - T. Kawai
  - Toshihiro Ohtsu
  - Y. Koga
- PubMed: 27478434
- DOI: 10.1155/2016/7490452
3 Insights on
- High evidence
- Rigorous Journal
Commercially available probiotic drinks containing Lactobacillus casei DN-114001 reduce antibiotic-associated diarrhea.
- 2014
- World Journal of Gastroenterology 20(42)
- - C. Dietrich
  - T. Kottmann
  - Manuela Alavi
- PubMed: 25400470
- DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i42.15837
3 Insights on
- Low evidence
- Rigorous Journal
Ehealth: low FODMAP diet vs Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in irritable bowel syndrome.
- 2014
- RCT
- World journal of gastroenterology 20(43)
- - Natalia Pedersen
  - Nynne Nyboe Andersen
  - Zsuzsanna Végh
  - Lisbeth Jensen
  - Dorit Vedel Ankersen
  - Maria Felding
  - Mette Hestetun Simonsen
  - Johan Burisch
  - Pia Munkholm
- PubMed: 25473176
- DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i43.16215
2 Insights on
- Improved Quality of Life for IBS-D Patients
- Reduced Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptom Severity
- High evidence
- Highly Cited
Consumption of Bifidobacterium lactis Bi-07 by healthy elderly adults enhances phagocytic activity of monocytes and granulocytes
- 2013
- RCT · n = 37
- Journal of Nutritional Science 2
- - Sujira Maneerat
  - Markus J. Lehtinen
  - C. Childs
  - S. Forssten
  - Esa Alhoniemi
  - Milin Tiphaine
  - P. Yaqoob
  - A. Ouwehand
  - R. Rastall
- PubMed: 25191600
- DOI: 10.1017/jns.2013.31
3 Insights on
- High evidence
- Highly Cited
Lactobacillus helveticus: the proteolytic system
- 2013
- Frontiers in Microbiology 4
- - M. Griffiths
  - A. Tellez
- PubMed: 23467265
- DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00030
4 Insights on
- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
Comparative evaluation of fosinopril and herbal drug Dioscorea bulbifera in patients of diabetic nephropathy.
- 2013
- RCT · n = 137
- Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia 24(4)
- - R G Singh
  - M Rajak
  - B Ghosh
  - A Agrawal
  - G P Dubey
- PubMed: 23816723
- DOI: 10.4103/1319-2442.113866
10 Insights on
- High evidence
- Large Human Trial
Antimicrobial and Probiotic Properties of Yeasts: From Fundamental to Novel Applications
- 2012
- Frontiers in Microbiology 3
- - Rima J. Hatoum
  - S. Labrie
  - I. Fliss
- PubMed: 23267352
- DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00421
1 Insight on
- Effective Gastroenteritis Treatment
- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
Various treatment options for benign prostatic hyperplasia: A current update.
- 2012
- Review
- Journal of mid-life health 3(1)
- - Alankar Shrivastava
  - Vipin B Gupta
- PubMed: 22923974
- DOI: 10.4103/0976-7800.98811
1 Insight on
- Improved Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Symptoms
- Low evidence
Oral administration of Bifidobacterium longum ameliorates influenza virus infection in mice.
- 2011
- Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin 34(8)
- - N. Iwabuchi
  - J. Xiao
  - T. Yaeshima
  - K. Iwatsuki
- PubMed: 21804232
- DOI: 10.1248/BPB.34.1352
3 Insights on
- Low evidence
A systematic review of the efficacy and safety of herbal medicines used in the treatment of obesity.
- 2009
- Systematic Review · n = 77
- World journal of gastroenterology 15(25)
- - Shirin Hasani-Ranjbar
  - Neda Nayebi
  - Bagher Larijani
  - Mohammad Abdollahi
- PubMed: 19575486
- DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.3073
1 Insight on
- Reduced Body Weight
- High evidence
- Highly Cited
The use of a Cissus quadrangularis/Irvingia gabonensis combination in the management of weight loss: a double-blind placebo-controlled study.
- 2008
- RCT · n = 24
- Lipids in health and disease 7(1)
- - Julius E Oben
  - Judith L Ngondi
  - Claudia N Momo
  - Gabriel A Agbor
  - Caroline S Makamto Sobgui
- PubMed: 18377661
- DOI: 10.1186/1476-511x-7-12
6 Insights on
- High evidence
Pueraria mirifica phytoestrogens improve dyslipidemia in postmenopausal women probably by activating estrogen receptor subtypes.
- 2008
- RCT
- The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine 216(4)
- - Shinichi Okamura
  - Yoshie Sawada
  - Teturou Satoh
  - Hironosuke Sakamoto
  - Yuichiro Saito
  - Hiroyuki Sumino
  - Takako Takizawa
  - Toshiaki Kogure
  - Chiayo Chaichantipyuth
  - Yoshihiro Higuchi
  - Tsutomu Ishikawa
  - Tetsuo Sakamaki
- PubMed: 19060449
- DOI: 10.1620/tjem.216.341
6 Insights on
- High evidence
Increasing dietary fiber intake in terms of kiwifruit improves constipation in Chinese patients.
- 2007
- Clinical Trial
- World journal of gastroenterology 13(35)
- - Annie-On-On Chan
  - Gigi Leung
  - Teresa Tong
  - Nina-Yh Wong
- PubMed: 17729399
- DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i35.4771
5 Insights on
- Moderate evidence
Pycnogenol, French maritime pine bark extract, augments endothelium-dependent vasodilation in humans.
- 2007
- RCT · n = 8
- Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension 30(9)
- - Kenji Nishioka
  - Takayuki Hidaka
  - Shuji Nakamura
  - Takashi Umemura
  - Daisuke Jitsuiki
  - Junko Soga
  - Chikara Goto
  - Kazuaki Chayama
  - Masao Yoshizumi
  - Yukihito Higashi
- PubMed: 18037769
- DOI: 10.1291/hypres.30.775
2 Insights on
- Augmented Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation
- Reduced Forearm Blood Flow Response to Acetylcholine
- High evidence
Effects of perilla seed oil supplementation on leukotriene generation by leucocytes in patients with asthma associated with lipometabolism.
- 2000
- Clinical Trial
- International archives of allergy and immunology 122(2)
- - M Okamoto
  - F Mitsunobu
  - K Ashida
  - T Mifune
  - Y Hosaki
  - H Tsugeno
  - S Harada
  - Y Tanizaki
  - M Kataoka
  - K Niiya
  - M Harada
- PubMed: 10878492
- DOI: 10.1159/000024369
7 Insights on
- Moderate evidence