Many studies have been done on the hypocholesterolaemic effect of probiotic yoghurt. The results, however, are not conclusive. The aim of the present study was to test the effect of probiotic and conventional yoghurt on the lipid profile in women. In a randomised trial, ninety female volunteers aged 19-49 years were assigned to three groups. Subjects consumed daily 300 g probiotic yoghurt conta...

During the past two decades probiotic (health promoting) micro-organisms have been increasingly included in various types of food products, especially in fermented milks. Several aspects, including safety, functional and technological characteristics, have to be taken into consideration in the selection process of probiotic micro-organisms. Safety aspects include specifications such as origin (...

Actually, functional fermented milks have to exhibit multiple benefits for the health, associated to good organoleptic characteristics. These are strengthened by the addition of probiotics as well as certain soluble fibers, among which inulin. The aim of this work was the evaluation of the effect of inulin supplementation of milk basis on the production of probiotic fiber-enriched fermented mil...

BACKGROUND Constipation is a frustrating symptom affecting 3% of children worldwide. A fermented dairy product containing Bifidobacterium lactis strain DN-173 010 was effective in increasing stool frequency in constipated women. Our aim was to assess the effects of this product in constipated children. METHODS In this prospective randomized, double-blind, controlled trial, 159 constipated chi...

introduction: both initiation and maintenance of spermatogenesis are hormonally regulated by fsh and testosterone. in this study, the effects of fsh and testosterone on the in vitro maturation of fresh and frozen- thawed round spermatids were determind. material and methods: cell suspension was isolated from testis of nmri male mice (8-10 weaks old) and divided into two groups .the first part w...

Milk fat globule size is determined by the size of its precursors-intracellular lipid droplets-and is tightly associated with its composition. We examined the relationship between phospholipid composition of mammary epithelial cells and the size of both intracellular and secreted milk fat globules. Primary culture of mammary epithelial cells was cultured in medium without free fatty acids (cont...

BACKGROUND Unpasteurised fresh and souring dairy products form an essential component of household diets throughout many rural communities in southern Africa. The presence of milk-borne zoonotic pathogens such as Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis), the causative agent of bovine tuberculosis and zoonotic tuberculosis in humans, constitute a public health threat, especially in remote areas with poor ...

background: based on literature, in vitro cholesterol removal of lactic acid bacteria has been accounted for their in vivo cholesterol reduction. but recently, it has been proposed that such in vitro characteristic may not be directly relevant to their in vivo activity. the objective of this study was to find how much in vitro cholesterol reducing potential of lactobacillus plantarum a7 (la7), ...