Treating autism with diet lacks evidence: experts
AUTISM experts have reacted angrily to suggestions in a television documentary that the condition can be treated by altering diet.
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probiotics
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Probiotics promising for diarrhoea post antibiotics
CONSUMPTION of probiotics is associated with reduced risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea, a meta-analysis shows.
Probiotics lower pre-eclampsia risk
CONSUMING probiotic milk products is associated with reduced risk of pre-eclampsia, a large observational study shows. Women enrolled in a pregnancy cohort study in Norway were questioned about dietary intake, including consumption of milk and yoghurt fortified with probiotics. Among the 33,000-plus pregnant women, 1755 (5.3%) developed pre-eclampsia. The researchers found a daily intake of at least 140 mL of probiotics was associated with a 20% reduced risk of pre-eclampsia, and there was a particularly striking protective effect for severe disease (39% reduced risk). Probiotics may target and modify the type of inflammation underlying severe pre-eclampsia, ...
Probiotic supplement in pregnancy halves eczema in children
THE prevalence of eczema can be almost halved if women drink milk with a probiotic supplement during and after pregnancy, a study suggests. Norwegian researchers randomised 415 women to receive either probiotic milk or placebo from 36 weeks’ gestation to three months postnatally during breastfeeding. Children whose mothers were in the probiotic group had a 49% lower rate of eczema than the placebo group at two years of age. However, probiotic supplementation had no significant effect on the incidence of asthma or atopic sensitisation in children. The study was “the first to show that certain ...
Probiotic use for treating child eczema questioned
THE use of probiotics to treat eczema in children has been questioned by a Cochrane review that found the products failed to relieve eczema symptoms and may cause adverse events. The review of 12 randomised controlled trials involving 781 children diagnosed with eczema also found that children who consumed Lactobacillus rhamnosus or other Lactobacillus strains showed no reduction in eczema symptoms, such as itching, or any improvement in eczema severity compared to children who received placebo or no treatment. “The data suggest that probiotics are not an effective treatment for eczema symptoms and are not effective at overall control ...