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Medical Forum / General / Nutrition / November 2005Lactobacillus Reuteri vs. Common Colds
http://pajamasmedia.com/newsml/html/health/2005/11/22/6462701_Daily_Dose_of_Go.shtml > http://pajamasmedia.com/newsml/html/health/2005/11/22/6462701_Daily_Dose_of_Go.shtml Hmm.. not really a well controlled study. What the placebo was is not even mentioned in the full text article (!), neither did they control for intake of pre- and probiotics in the ordinary diets of their study group and, finally, one of the authors works for a company producing the featured probiotic organism. You are correct on all the points that you raised and I had them in mind when I posted it. However, it's carefully mentioned that Lactobacillus reuteri "may" help so I posted it as FWIW (I neither know the company nor do I have a financial interest in it). One thing I would say though- if this bacterium is sensitive to low pH and lacks the protection necessary to insure that it would reach the intestines in the necessary numbers (usually in the thousands) then it is probably a waste of money and hope;-) Arbor You are correct on all the points that you raised and I had them in mind when I posted it. However, it's carefully mentioned that Lactobacillus reuteri "may" help so I posted it as FWIW (I neither know the company nor do I have a financial interest in it). One thing I would say though- if this bacterium is sensitive to low pH and lacks the protection necessary to insure that it would reach the intestines in the necessary numbers (usually in the thousands) then it is probably a waste of money and hope;-) Arbor > http://pajamasmedia.com/newsml/html/health/2005/11/22/6462701_Daily_Dose_of_Go.shtml full article Increasing work-place healthiness with the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri: A randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled study - http://www.ehjournal.net/content/pdf/1476-069x-4-25.pdf Frank |
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