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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 |