Bifidobacterium bifidum R0071 results in a greater proportion of healthy days and a lower percentage of academically stressed students reporting a day of cold/flu: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 426-434

  Langkamp Henken, Bobbi ^a   Rowe, Cassie C ^a   Ford, Amanda L ^a   Christman, Mary C ^b,c,d   Nieves, Carmelo ^a   Khouri, Lauren ^a   Specht, Gretchen J ^a   Girard, Stephanie Anne ^e   Spaiser, Samuel J ^a   Dahl, Wendy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d MCC Statistical Consulting LLC   (United States)

^e LALLEMAND SAS   (France)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria; Lactobacillus helveticus; Probiotics; Stress; Upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE STRESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM SUBSP. INFANTIS; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; KNEE DISEASE; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL STRESS; SELF REPORT; SLEEP TIME; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BODY MASS; HEALTH STATUS; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BODY MASS INDEX; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; MALE; PLACEBOS; PROBIOTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922593059     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114514003997     Document Type: Article

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