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     STUDY FINDS PROBIOTICS 'NOT AS BENEFICIAL FOR GUT HEALTH AS   \r
                PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT' (THEGUARDIAN.COM)              \r
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  Thursday September 06, 2018 @11:30PM (BeauHD)\r
  from the contrary-to-popular-belief dept.\r
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  o Reference: 0102641010\r
  o News link: https://science.slashdot.org/story/18/09/06/2153223/study-finds-probiotics-not-as-beneficial-for-gut-health-as-previously-thought\r
  o Source link: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/06/probiotics-not-as-beneficial-for-gut-health-as-previously-thought\r
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    An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian:\r
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    >   The   gut   microbiome   is   the  sum  total  of  all  the\r
    micro-organisms  living  in  a person's gut, and has been shown\r
    to  play  a  huge  role in human health. New research has found\r
    probiotics  -- usually taken as supplements or in foods such as\r
    yoghurt,  kimchi  or  kefir  --  [1]can  hinder a patient's gut\r
    microbiome   from   returning  to  normal  after  a  course  of\r
    antibiotics  ,  and that different people respond to probiotics\r
    in  dramatically  different ways. In the [2]first of two papers\r
    published   in   the   journal   Cell,   researchers  performed\r
    endoscopies  and  colonoscopies  to  sample  and  study the gut\r
    microbiomes  of  people  who  took antibiotics before and after\r
    probiotic  consumption.  Another  group  were  given samples of\r
    their   own   gut   microbiomes   collected   before  consuming\r
    antibiotics.  The  researchers  found  the microbiomes of those\r
    who  had  taken  the  probiotics  had  suffered  a "very severe\r
    disturbance."  "Once the probiotics had colonized the gut, they\r
    completely  inhibited  the  return of the indigenous microbiome\r
    which  was  disrupted  during  antibiotic treatment," said Eran\r
    Elinav,  an  immunologist  at the Weizmann Institute of Science\r
    in Israel and lead author on the studies.\r
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    >  The  scientists also compared the gut microbiomes of the gut\r
    intestinal  tract  of  25 volunteers with that of their stools.\r
    They  found  that stool bacteria only partially correlated with\r
    the  microbiomes  functioning inside their bodies. "So the fact\r
    that  we all almost exclusively rely on stool in our microbiome\r
    research  may  not be a reliable way of studying gut microbiome\r
    health,"  said Elinav. In the [3]second paper , the researchers\r
    examined  the  colonization  and  impact  of  probiotics  on 15\r
    people  by  sampling  within their gastrointestinal tract. They\r
    divided  the  individuals  into  two  groups:  one were given a\r
    preparation   made   of   11  strains  of  very  commonly  used\r
    probiotics  and  the  other  were given a placebo. Of those who\r
    were   given   probiotics,   he   said,  "We  could  group  the\r
    individuals  into  two  distinct groups: one which resisted the\r
    colonisation   of   the   probiotics,  and  one  in  which  the\r
    probiotics  colonized  the  gut and modified the composition of\r
    the gut microbiome and the genes of the host individual."\r
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    [1] https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/06/probiotics-\r
    not-as-beneficial-for-gut-health-as-previously-thought\r
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    [2] https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(18)31102-4\r
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    [3] https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(18)31108-5\r
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     ** Re: (Score:2)\r
        (by jblues ( 1703158 ))\r
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        Bacteria are are naturally present in raw fruit and\r
        vegetables and naturally fermented foods, including naturally\r
        fermented bread. Most cold climate cultures relied on\r
        fermented vegetables to get them through the winter. Salt\r
        fermentation of raw vegetables allows the lactobacillus\r
        bacterias to proliferate. Almost all of the sugars are\r
        consumed, however most of the rest of nutritional profile is\r
        intact, including the vitamin C. In some cases the\r
        nutritional profile is enhanced. This is why viking sailors\r
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  ** Bitter sweet (Score:3, Informative)\r
     (by Anonymous Coward)\r
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     Been saying this for years. I get some people have IBS but the\r
     reliance on things like yogurt is crazy.\r
     Fun little tip for a stomach ache - saliva. Let it build in your\r
     mouth (without water) and swallow in one gulp. Not only does it\r
     give your mouth a natural way to break down any bateria / sugar,\r
     but helps to calm your gut. Mouthwash is the nuclear option.\r
     So much of how your body functions comes down to diet. It's\r
     interesting they do not go into what foods were consumed.\r
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        ** Re: (Score:3)\r
           (by omnichad ( 1198475 ))\r
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           The "S" stands for syndrome, which identifies it as a\r
           collection of symptoms and not a disease. It's a diagnosis\r
           only in that there are good ways to treat the symptoms\r
           even when you don't understand the root cause fully.\r
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  ** I guess it's back to (Score:2)\r
     (by bobstreo ( 1320787 ))\r
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     shit transplants for the health crazed.  /s\r
     Seriously, is anything really good or really bad for you in\r
     moderation?\r
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  ** Don't take probiotic pills (Score:5, Insightful)\r
     (by PopeRatzo ( 965947 ))\r
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     Don't waste your money on probiotic capsules. If you want to try\r
     to increase the amount or variety of bacteria in your guts,\r
     there are tons of delicious foods that are chock full of\r
     probiotics. Olives, pickles, fermented meats like the Italian\r
     delicacy soprasetta (which might be the tastiest thing ever\r
     invented by humans). Kimchi is also good, but it will make you\r
     smell bad, so if you're single, you might want to go easy on the\r
     kimchi.\r
     Also, if you use vinegar on salads, try getting some of that\r
     good cider vinegar that still has the "mother" in it. Shake the\r
     bottle and use like any other vinegar. And of course, yogurt,\r
     kefir, that kind of stuff is delicious too.\r
     I'm not crazy about kombucha. It's a big fad now and there are\r
     places here in California that have kombucha on tap, but it's\r
     not really to my taste. Some people swear by it. I notice that\r
     now when you buy it in the store, they ask for an ID since\r
     there's a small amount of alcohol in it.\r
     Also, alcohol is not really good for your gut bacteria, but\r
     there are more important things in life than gut bacteria, you\r
     know? Just eat a lot of different kinds of food and you'll end\r
     up with good gut bacteria without even trying.\r
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     ** Re: Don't take probiotic pills (Score:3)\r
        (by ljw1004 ( 764174 ))\r
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        Why would you advise people on natural sources of probiotics\r
        - in response to an article which said that they're either\r
        ineffectual or actually bad?\r
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        ** Re: (Score:2)\r
           (by omnichad ( 1198475 ))\r
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           They likely contain a lot more biodiversity vs. a\r
           monoculture or handful of strains in probiotic\r
           supplements. And they would still probably be ineffectual\r
           most of the time, except after antibiotic use. This study\r
           doesn't cover any of that. Of course if you're trying to\r
           feed the microbiome you already have, eating unfermented\r
           vegetables makes more sense as they still have the complex\r
           sugars like oligosaccharides, fructans and so on that\r
           would feed it. That depends on whether you are\r
           repopulating after an\r
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        ** Re: (Score:2)\r
           (by PopeRatzo ( 965947 ))\r
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           > Why would you advise people on natural sources of\r
           > probiotics - in response to an article which said that\r
           > they're either ineffectual or actually bad?\r
           Because on the high probability that this new "study"\r
           actually gets overturned by future research, I want people\r
           to know they can eat delicious healthy food.\r
           Remember when fats were bad? And coffee? And wine was good\r
           for you? And eggs were bad for you? And low-fat diets were\r
           good for losing weight?\r
           And chocolate was bad for you? Do you need me to go on?\r
           When\r
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  ** Makes sense to me. (Score:5, Informative)\r
     (by Vegan Cyclist ( 1650427 ))\r
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     Most probiotics are a pretty small range of bacteria, and I\r
     don't know if I've ever seen anywhere that confirms these are\r
     actually the ones we want on a large scale...especially when\r
     some supplements have pretty large doses of these.\r
     From all the reading I've done it seems the best direction will\r
     be to focus on prebiotics, aka the foods that the microbiome\r
     thrives on, which is typically fibrous vegetable matter. Feed\r
     the good ones you've got (rather than trying to implant others),\r
     and you'll probably be better off.\r
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  ** This study is done by morons (Score:2)\r
     (by gurps_npc ( 621217 ))\r
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     What idiot thinks that if you give pills of a specific biome you\r
     will get something BESIDES that specific biome???? Look, if you\r
     take probiotic pills, you are replacing your normal biome WITH\r
     the biome of the pills.\r
     That was the presumed GOAL of taking the pills. The fact that\r
     your biome change is the thing you were trying to do, that's why\r
     you take the pills.\r
     If you have a blue car, and then paint it with red paint you are\r
     an idiot if you complain that the car is no longer red.\r
     There are lots of good reas\r
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     ** Re: (Score:2)\r
        (by omnichad ( 1198475 ))\r
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        > Look, if you take probiotic pills, you are replacing your\r
        > normal biome WITH the biome of the pills.\r
        The study concluded the opposite (in all cases except with\r
        antibiotic use). And the results are surprising. What it\r
        sounds like is happening is that all of the bacteria in the\r
        probiotic compete for food with the biofilm in your\r
        intestines. However, the probiotic has no way to supplant the\r
        biofilm - that's a protective layer that keeps out competing\r
        bacteria. It just starves the resident population a little\r
        bit as it passes on through. Either way, more or less none of\r
        it stays behind and it all leaves t\r
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