Conclusions : Probiotics may have beneficial effects on the reduction of glucose , insulin and HbA1c for diabetes , especially for T2DM mellitus patients
Abstract Background : A systematic review and meta- analysis was design ed to evaluate the effect of probiotics  on diabetes and its associated risk factors .
The effects of probiotic and conventional yoghurt on lipid profile in women.
Many studies have been done on the hypocholesterolaemic effect of probiotic yoghurt . The results , however , are not conclusive . The aim of the present study was to test the effect of probiotic and conventional yoghurt on the lipid profile in women . In a r and omised trial , ninety female volunteers aged 19 - 49 years were assigned to three groups . Subjects consumed daily 300 g probiotic yoghurt containing Lactobacillus acidophilus La5 and Bifidobacterium lactis Bb12 or 300 g conventional yoghurt or no yoghurt for 6 weeks . Fasting blood sample s , 3 d dietary records and anthropometric measurements were collected at baseline ( T1 ) , end of week 3 ( T2 ) and end of week 6 ( T3 ) . Lipid profile parameters were determined by enzymic methods . Results showed no significant difference in lipid profile within any group throughout the study . Comparing mean differences ( T1 - T3 ) among the three groups showed : no difference in TAG and LDL-cholesterol , a decrease in cholesterol in both conventional ( P < 0.05 ) and probiotic yoghurt groups ( P < 0.005 ) compared with the control group , a decrease in total : HDL-cholesterol ratio for conventional ( P < 0.05 ) and probiotic yoghurt groups ( P < 0.001 ) compared with the control group , and an increase in HDL-cholesterol in the probiotic yoghurt group ( P < 0.05 ) compared with the control group . Positive changes in lipid profile were observed in both yoghurt groups . Any added effect , therefore , is due to the consumption of fermented milk products
Conclusions : Probiotics may have beneficial effects on the reduction of glucose , insulin and HbA1c for diabetes , especially for T2DM mellitus patients
Abstract Background : A systematic review and meta- analysis was design ed to evaluate the effect of probiotics  on diabetes and its associated risk factors .