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In 2008, a group of doctors and scientists attempted to investigate the effect of beneficial germs on the control of blood sugar. ![]()
Average plasma glucose levels during and after pregnancy in three groups of women:
dietary counselling + probiotics ▲
dietary counselling + placebo ●
no dietary counselling + placebo ◯
[Laitinen et al. 2009]
References: Laitinen K et al. Probiotics and dietary counselling contribute to glucose regulation during and after pregnancy: a randomised controlled trial. Br J Nutr 2009;101:1679-1687 Tabuchi M et al. Antidiabetic effect of Lactobacillus GG in Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2003;67(6):1421-1424 |