Effect of fermented milk containing Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium longum on plasma lipids of women with normal or moderately elevated cholesterol

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2009

Authors

Andrade, Sara (Author) FCNAUP; Borges, Nuno (Author) FCNAUP

Journal

Title: Journal of Dairy Research

Vol. 76 No. 4

Pages: 469-474

ISSN: 0022-0299

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Other medical sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-EQP

DOI: 10.1017/s0022029909990173

Abstract (EN): This study aimed to evaluate the effect of milk fermented with Lactobacillus acidophilus 145 and Bifidobacterium longum BB536 on plasma lipids in a sample of adult women. A double-blind, placebo controlled, cross-over study (two periods of four weeks each separated by a 1-week washout period) was performed in 34 women, aged between 18 and 65 years. Group A consumed 125 g fermented milk three times a day for the first 4 weeks while group B consumed regular yoghurt under the same conditions. (Groups A and B switched products for the second treatment period). Women taking the test product with a baseline total cholesterol above 190 mg/dl showed a significant reduction in LDL cholesterol. HDL cholesterol was also reduced by the test product. We conclude that the fermented milk may help to reduce LDL levels in hypercholesterolemic adult women.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6