Supplementing with LGG® may be associated with less respiratory tract discomfort
A study of healthy adults investigated how supplementing with the LGG
® probiotic strain affected the number of antibodies the body produced when confronted with an immune challenge.
9 Taking the LGG
® probiotic strain was associated with 29% more participants producing the number of specific antibodies required to counter that specific immune challenge, compared to the placebo group. This suggests that the LGG
® strain may aid the immune system by increasing the number of antibodies the body makes to support health.
9
In another study, children who consumed the LGG
® probiotic strain for three months had significantly less respiratory tract discomfort.
1 The length of time that children felt unwell was also reduced, and they had significantly fewer days away from daycare due to being unwell, compared to the placebo group.
1
Studies suggest that BB-12® may support the immune system
Another high-quality study investigated the effect of consuming the BB-12
® probiotic strain for two weeks before an immune challenge, and for four weeks after.
2 The group who supplemented with the BB-12
® strain developed significantly more of the antibodies required to support the immune system against that specific challenge, compared to the placebo group.
2
When consumed together, the LGG
® and BB-12
® strains have been shown to be beneficial for health.
5 In a 12-week study, college students who were given the LGG
® and BB-12
® strains had 33% fewer days with respiratory tract discomfort and felt significantly less unwell than those who received placebo.
5