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Therapeutic and Nutritional Effects of Synbiotic Yogurts in Children and Adults: a Clinical Review.

Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins
September 1, 2020
Vahid Mofid et al. (4 authors)
Journal ArticleReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to evaluate the health benefits of synbiotic yogurts (SYs) in improving immunity, digestive health, and chronic disease prevention in pediatric and adult populations.

Results Summary

SY consumption improved immunity and social functioning in children, reduced digestive problems, and decreased illness duration. In adults, SYs reduced pathogenic bacteria, lowered cardiovascular risk, and improved conditions like irritable bowel syndrome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Population

Pediatric (children), healthy adults, hypercholesterolemic adults, and elderly patients with specific health conditions.

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (12)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Synbiotic yogurts (SYs)
increase
body's immunity
children
-
can considerably increase
#1
Synbiotic yogurts (SYs)
increase
social and school functioning
children
-
improvement in
#2
SY consumption
decrease
childhood digestive problems
children
-
reduces
#3
SY consumption
decrease
the illness duration
children
-
remarkably decreases
#4
SY consumption
decrease
symptoms' severity
children
-
remarkably decreases
#5
SYs
decrease
the pathogenic bacteria in feces
healthy adults
-
can significantly reduce
#6
SYs
decrease
cardiovascular disease
hypercholesterolemic adults
-
reduces the risk of
#7
SYs
increase
health status
adult patients with irritable bowel syndrome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
-
meaningful improvement in
#8
SY-based diet
increase
microbiota composition
pediatric and geriatric age groups
-
purposefully alters
#9
SY-based diet
increase
a microbial balance in the gut
pediatric and geriatric age groups
-
provides
#10
SY-based diet
increase
GI functions
pediatric and geriatric age groups
-
promotes
#11
SY-based dietary guideline
increase
health status
elderly patients
-
Full recovery without any further complications
#12
Abstract

Synbiotic yogurts (SYs) are potential natural cures with improved health outcomes and prevention and control of chronic diseases through the synergistic action of probiotic bacteria and prebiotic compounds. Recent clinical achievements in consuming SYs in healthy and patient pediatric and adult populations were critically reviewed. Some forthcoming challenges and interesting solutions to increase healthy nutritional effects of these dairy products have also been addressed. The use of SY-based nutrition pattern in children can considerably increase their body's immunity with an improvement in social and school functioning. SY consumption not only reduces childhood digestive problems but also remarkably decreases the illness duration and symptoms' severity. Increasing the number of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli in gastrointestinal (GI) tract of healthy adults consuming SYs can significantly reduce the pathogenic bacteria in feces. The regular intake of SYs with enhanced bioavailability of bioactive compounds in a short intestinal transit time reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease among hypercholesterolemic adults. Also, a meaningful improvement in the health status of adult patients with irritable bowel syndrome and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease has been assessed after eating this bio-functional supplement product. Administration of a healthy SY-based diet purposefully alters microbiota composition, provides a microbial balance in the gut, and promotes GI functions in pediatric and geriatric age groups. Full recovery without any further complications during the follow-up period in elderly patients can also be obtained by implementing the SY-based dietary guideline.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultChildGastrointestinal TractHealth StatusHumansSynbioticsYogurt
Study Links
Quality Scores
Safety90
Efficacy85/10
Quality80/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations20
Citations/Year4.0
Relative Citation Ratio1.84
NIH Percentile71.9%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.50
Weight Score2.43
Normalized Score0.86
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