December 1998 Supplement Research Papers

• December 1

  • The effect of consumption of milk fermented by Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota on the intestinal microflora and immune parameters in humans

    • 1998-12-01
    • RCT
    • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 52(12)
    • • S. Spanhaak
      • R. Havenaar
      • G. Schaafsma

    • PubMed: 9881885
    • DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600663

    9 Insights on

    • Increased Fecal Water Content
    • Reduced Beta-Glucuronidase Activity
    • Increased Fecal Bifidobacterium Count
    • Unchanged Immune Parameters
    • Increased Fecal Lactobacillus Count
    • Increased Bifidobacterium Levels in Feces
    • Increased Stool Moisture Content
    • No Significant Changes in Immune Parameters
    • No Change in Immune Parameters

    • High evidence
    • Highly Cited
• Undated – 2 supplement studies

  • Safety and tolerance of Lactobacillus reuteri supplementation to a population infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.

    • 1998-12
    • RCT · n = 39
    • Food and Chemical Toxicology 36(12)
    • • B. W. Wolf
      • K. Wheeler
      • D. G. Ataya
      • K. Garleb

    • PubMed: 9862651
    • DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(98)00090-8

    8 Insights on

    • Increased Fecal Lactobacillus reuteri Levels
    • Good Tolerance to Lactobacillus Reuteri
    • No Significant Safety Parameter Changes
    • Reduced Faecal Levels of Total Lactobacillus Species
    • No Clinically Significant Safety or Tolerance Issues
    • Improved Tolerance
    • Maintained Clinical Safety Parameters
    • Tolerance of Probiotic in Immunocompromised Individuals

    • High evidence
    • Highly Cited

  • Effect of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae culture on nutrient digestion in lactating dairy cows.

    • 1998-12
    • Journal of Dairy Science 81(12)
    • • M. Doreau
      • J. Jouany

    • PubMed: 9891266
    • DOI: 10.3168/JDS.S0022-0302(98)75885-0

    2 Insights on

    • Improved Degradability of Acid Detergent Fiber
    • Increased Nitrogen Degradation Postprandially

    • Low evidence
    • Highly Cited