Probiotic ingestion alters mood

Safety Issues of Probiotic Ingestion PROBIOTICS : THE HOPE ,

23 INTRODUCTION “L ive microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host” (1) is a definition for probiotics proposed through the World Health Organization with implications that the microorganisms be specifically identified and benefits be scientifically defined and proven. The current reality is that the field of probiotics is an area of health car...

Flaxseed Ingestion Alters Ratio of Enterolactone Enantiomers in Human Serum

Enterolactone (EL) is an enterolignan found in human subjects. In this pilot study, the enantiomeric ratios of serum EL were determined in serum from healthy adults during consumption of habitual diet, and after an 8-day supplementation with flaxseed (25 g/day). (-)EL dominated in all serum samples collected during habitual diet consumption. However, the ratio of (-)EL and (+)EL enantiomers dif...

Timing of antioxidant vitamin ingestion alters postprandial proatherogenic serum markers.

BACKGROUND This study was designed to determine the optimal timing of vitamins E and C to prevent oxidative stress induced by a high-fat evening meal in type 2 diabetes. METHODS AND RESULTS Eleven subjects were admitted on 4 occasions. Euglycemia was maintained for 24 hours by insulin infusion. Participants were fed a high-fat test supper equivalent to a McDonald's Big Mac Meal. Blood was dra...

Ingestion of Oxidized Lipids Alters Canine Anti-Oxidant Status

Improvement of the human intestinal flora by ingestion of the probiotic strain Lactobacillus johnsonii La1.

To exert beneficial effects for the host, for example, improving the intestinal microflora, a probiotic must reach the intestine as a viable strain. These properties must be demonstrated by in vitro as well as in vivo methods. However, only a few well-designed human clinical studies have shown these properties. Lactobacillus johnsonii La1 has been shown to give many beneficial effects for the h...