Didier Raoult cautions that the use of probiotics as growth promoters in the farming industry means that further studies should be carried out before they are regarded as safe for use in humans.

The weight gain that is seen in farm animals after administration of probiotics is far from proven, as only 3 out of 22 studies with piglets found a significant effect 9. Furthermore, there was no ...

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Can probiotics help restore the microbiota? In a new review paper published in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, eight scientists comprehensively examined the evidence on using probiotics ...

On this basis, we studied the putative effects of probiotics on the frequency of regurgitation and gastric emptying time in infants with functional gastroesophageal reflux. Patients and methods ...

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"There are many studies showing that probiotics can significantly reduce ... In a large study of healthy babies that was published in the journal Nature in 2017, it was shown that taking a daily ...