Fermented milk has probiotics that help the GI system, and research is linking it to beneficial effects. That being said this experiment is still showing a link, and it cannot be stated that it is only due to the fermented milk that GI problems decreased, yet is still being strongly linked. The research in this article was conducted on medical school participants under the stress of exams.
I feel as though the article was useful in an educational sense. “Our findings indicate that the daily consumption of probiotics such as LcS [Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota] preserves the diversity of the gut microbiota and may relieve stress-associated responses of abdominal dysfunction in healthy subjects exposed to stressful situations.”
This article is beneficial to the scientific community, especially to those who are interested in bacterial strains and the GI system. My only critique would be that the article could have been written better and formatted in a more aesthetically pleasing way. It is an article worth reading, even just for the results section and to consider the larger implications of the study.
Key takeaways
- Probiotics may relieve abdominal dysfunction.
- Nearly 50 medical students participated in an 8 week trial, half were given probiotics and half were given a placebo.
- Natural gut microbiota promote homeostasis in the digestive tract.
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