The effects of probiotic bacteria on glycaemic control in overweight men and women: a randomised controlled trial

Background/Objectives: Evidence from animal and in vitro models suggest a role of probiotic bacteria in improving glycaemic control and delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes. However, the evidence from controlled trials in humans is limited. The objective was to determine if the probiotic bacteria L...

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Main Authors: Ivey, K., Hodgson, J., Kerr, Deborah, Lewis, J., Thompson, P., Prince, R.
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Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30080
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author Ivey, K.
Hodgson, J.
Kerr, Deborah
Lewis, J.
Thompson, P.
Prince, R.
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description Background/Objectives: Evidence from animal and in vitro models suggest a role of probiotic bacteria in improving glycaemic control and delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes. However, the evidence from controlled trials in humans is limited. The objective was to determine if the probiotic bacteria L. acidophilus La5 and B. animalis subsp lactis Bb12, supplemented in a whole food (yoghurt) or isolated (capsules) form, can improve biomarkers of glycaemic control. Subjects/methods: Following a 3-week washout period, 156 overweight men and women over 55 years (mean age: 67±8 years; mean body mass index (31±4 kg/m2) were randomized to a 6-week double-blinded parallel study. The four intervention groups were: (A) probiotic yoghurt plus probiotic capsules; (B) probiotic yoghurt plus placebo capsules; (C) control milk plus probiotic capsules; and (D) control milk plus placebo capsules. Outcome measurements, including fasting glucose, insulin, glycated haemoglobin and Homoeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR), were performed at baseline and week 6. Results: Relative to the milk-control group, probiotic yoghurt resulted in a significantly higher HOMA-IR (0.32±0.15, P=0.038), but did not have a significant effect on the other three measures of glycaemic control (P>0.05). Relative to placebo capsules, probiotic capsules resulted in a significantly higher fasting glucose (0.15±0.07 mmol/l, P=0.037), with no significant effect on the other three measures of glycaemic control (P>0.05). Further analyses did not identify other variables as contributing to these adverse findings. Conclusions: Data from this study does not support the hypothesis that L. acidophilus La5 and B. animalis subsp lactis Bb12, either in isolated form or as part of a whole food, benefit short-term glycaemic control. Indeed, there is weak data for an adverse effect of these strains on glucose homoeostasis.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-300802017-09-13T15:28:49Z The effects of probiotic bacteria on glycaemic control in overweight men and women: a randomised controlled trial Ivey, K. Hodgson, J. Kerr, Deborah Lewis, J. Thompson, P. Prince, R. dairy products blood glucose yoghurt probiotics insulin resistance Background/Objectives: Evidence from animal and in vitro models suggest a role of probiotic bacteria in improving glycaemic control and delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes. However, the evidence from controlled trials in humans is limited. The objective was to determine if the probiotic bacteria L. acidophilus La5 and B. animalis subsp lactis Bb12, supplemented in a whole food (yoghurt) or isolated (capsules) form, can improve biomarkers of glycaemic control. Subjects/methods: Following a 3-week washout period, 156 overweight men and women over 55 years (mean age: 67±8 years; mean body mass index (31±4 kg/m2) were randomized to a 6-week double-blinded parallel study. The four intervention groups were: (A) probiotic yoghurt plus probiotic capsules; (B) probiotic yoghurt plus placebo capsules; (C) control milk plus probiotic capsules; and (D) control milk plus placebo capsules. Outcome measurements, including fasting glucose, insulin, glycated haemoglobin and Homoeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR), were performed at baseline and week 6. Results: Relative to the milk-control group, probiotic yoghurt resulted in a significantly higher HOMA-IR (0.32±0.15, P=0.038), but did not have a significant effect on the other three measures of glycaemic control (P>0.05). Relative to placebo capsules, probiotic capsules resulted in a significantly higher fasting glucose (0.15±0.07 mmol/l, P=0.037), with no significant effect on the other three measures of glycaemic control (P>0.05). Further analyses did not identify other variables as contributing to these adverse findings. Conclusions: Data from this study does not support the hypothesis that L. acidophilus La5 and B. animalis subsp lactis Bb12, either in isolated form or as part of a whole food, benefit short-term glycaemic control. Indeed, there is weak data for an adverse effect of these strains on glucose homoeostasis. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30080 10.1038/ejcn.2013.294 Nature Publishing Group fulltext
spellingShingle dairy products
blood glucose
yoghurt
probiotics
insulin resistance
Ivey, K.
Hodgson, J.
Kerr, Deborah
Lewis, J.
Thompson, P.
Prince, R.
The effects of probiotic bacteria on glycaemic control in overweight men and women: a randomised controlled trial
title The effects of probiotic bacteria on glycaemic control in overweight men and women: a randomised controlled trial
title_full The effects of probiotic bacteria on glycaemic control in overweight men and women: a randomised controlled trial
title_fullStr The effects of probiotic bacteria on glycaemic control in overweight men and women: a randomised controlled trial
title_full_unstemmed The effects of probiotic bacteria on glycaemic control in overweight men and women: a randomised controlled trial
title_short The effects of probiotic bacteria on glycaemic control in overweight men and women: a randomised controlled trial
title_sort effects of probiotic bacteria on glycaemic control in overweight men and women: a randomised controlled trial
topic dairy products
blood glucose
yoghurt
probiotics
insulin resistance
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30080