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Clinical trials have documented that consuming LACTOGG®’s probiotic strain promotes weight gain both in premature infants and in normally born infants. It also promotes the nutritional status of children with prolonged illness. ![]() ![]()
Lactobacillus GG (L. GG) enhances weight gain in extremely low birth weight infants. [Al-Hosni et al.2011]
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Change in weight, length and head size in children supplemented with Lactobacillus GG (L. GG) over 6 months. [Vendt et al. 2006]
Children who have long term illnesses do not grow well. In a clinical trial involving a group of children with longstanding lung infections, growth was promoted when the children were supplemented with GG probiotic. ![]()
Change in weight in children with long term illness after supplemented with Lactobacillus GG (L. GG). [Bruzzeze et al. 2007]
References: Luoto R et al. The impact of perinatal probiotic intervention on the development of overweight and obesity: follow-up study from birth to 10 years. Int J Obes (2010) 34, 1531–1537 Vendt N et al. Growth during the first 6 months of life in infants using formula enriched with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG: double-blind, randomized trial. J Hum Nutr Dietet 2006;19:51-58 |