Efficacy and Safety of Bifidobacterium longum Supplementation in Infants: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Huangda Guo, Meng Fan, Tianjiao Hou, Yixin Li, Siyue Wang, Xueheng Wang, Hexiang Peng, Mengying Wang, Tao Wu, Yumei Zhang, Joe Vinson, Corrado Rizzi · 2023
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Huangda Guo and co-authors weigh the proof on a 2023 question: does giving infants a helpful gut bacterium improve their health, and is it safe? The bacterium, Bifidobacterium longum, is common in a healthy infant gut. Parents and doctors alike want ways to support that gut balance, yet few reviews had gathered the trial proof in one place.
The team searched four medical databases for randomized trials up to July 2022. Two authors screened the studies, judged their quality, and pulled out the data on their own. The main outcomes were weight gain, the risk of a severe gut illness in newborns, and any harmful events. Results from each trial were pooled with standard methods. The review gives a clear verdict on both benefit and safety for early use.
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| CREATOR | Huangda Guo, Meng Fan, Tianjiao Hou, Yixin Li, Siyue Wang, Xueheng Wang, Hexiang Peng, Mengying Wang, Tao Wu, Yumei Zhang, Joe Vinson, Corrado Rizzi |
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| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |