Probiotic yogurt in the elderly with SIBO.pdf

See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: /publicationProbiotic yogurt in the elderly with intestinal bacterial overgrowth: Endotoxaemia and innate immune functions Article in The British journal of nutrition · May 2009 DOI: 10.1017/S0007114508055591 · Source: PubMed CITATIONS 62 READS 150 7 authors, including: Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: Bacterial Toxins of Gastrointestinal Origin as Agents of Alcohol (Ethanol)-Mediated Organ Damage View project Improving food habits by optimising school meals for sustainability View project Eduardo J Schiffrin Nestlé S.A. 84 PUBLICATIONS 4,442 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Alexandr Parlesak Professionsh?jskolen Metropol 89 PUBLICATIONS 1,297 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Dominik Grathwohl Nestlé S.A. 75 PUBLICATIONS 1,917 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Yves Guigoz 64 PUBLICATIONS 6,073 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE All content following this page was uploaded by Alexandr Parlesak on 15 January 2017. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. Short Communication Probiotic yogurt in the elderly with intestinal bacterial overgrowth: endotoxaemia and innate immune functions Eduardo J. Schiffrin1*, Alexandr Parlesak2, Christiane Bode2, J. Christian Bode2, Martin A. van’t Hof1, Dominik Grathwohl1 and Yves Guigoz1 1Nestle? Research Center, 1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland 2Department of Physiology of Nutrition, Hohenheim University, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany (Received 8 February 2008 – Revised 6 June 2008 – Accepted 7 June 2008 – First published online 25 September 2008) A study was conducted in healthy elderly living independently in senior housing to assess the impact of a probiotic yoghurt supplement on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Twenty-three participants with positive and thirteen participants with negative hydrogen breath test were studied before and after a period of 4 weeks of probiotic yoghurt administration. Intestinal perm