Key Safety Data Missing From Probiotics RCTs

A systematic review revealed the inadequacy of adverse event data in clinical trials of probiotics and prebiotics, rendering it difficult to draw broad conclusions with regards to the safety of interventions to modify gut micro-organisms. These randomized trials assessed probiotics, prebiotics, or synbiotics, which are products that combine probiotics and probiotics.

• Source: International Medicine News
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• July 18, 2018