Therapeutic and Nutritional Effects of Synbiotic Yogurts in Children and Adults: a Clinical Review.
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
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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.