Conclusion Probiotic supplementation seemed to be able to reduce the risk of a newborn 's hyperbilirubinemia and improve glycemic control , blood lipid profiles and inflammation and oxidative stress in pregnant women with GDM .
Background Previous studies showed that probiotics could improve glycemic control and attenuate some of the adverse effects of type 2 diabetes .
However , whether the effects are generalizable to gestational diabetes mellitus ( GDM ) remains uncertain .
Objective We conducted a systematic review and meta- analysis to evaluate the effects of probiotic supplement in GDM .
Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Total Serum Antioxidant Capacity in Healthy Men and in Men with Coronary Heart Disease
Whether the incidence of coronary heart disease ( CHD ) is related to a decrease in total antioxidant capacity ( TAC ) has not yet been completely clarified . We assessed  TAC  of blood serum in a group of 163 men with CHD aged 34.8–77.0 years and in 163 age-matched peers without CHD .  Two spectrophotometric methods were applied to assess  TAC : ferric reducing ability of serum ( TAC-FRAS ) and 2.2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl ( TAC-DPPH ) tests .  In the CHD group , multivariate analysis revealed that uric acid ( UA ) , triglycerides , and systolic blood pressure contributed independently to the TAC-FRAS variance .  TAC-DPPH  was favorably predicted by UA concentration , but negatively so by current smoking and glucose levels . In men without CHD , UA was the only independent determinant of both TAC-FRAS and TAC-DPPH . Presence of CHD was not an independent predictor of TAC — observed between-group differences ( higher TAC in CHD patients ) disappeared after adjustment for other confounders . We conclude that UA is the main determinant of TAC of blood serum in men .  TAC is not directly influenced by age or CHD but is related to several indices of overweight/obesity and laboratory measures of metabolic syndrome , especially in patients with CHD
Conclusion Probiotic supplementation seemed to be able to reduce the risk of a newborn 's hyperbilirubinemia and improve glycemic control , blood lipid profiles and inflammation and oxidative stress in pregnant women with GDM .
Background Previous studies showed that probiotics could improve glycemic control and attenuate some of the adverse effects of type 2 diabetes .
However , whether the effects are generalizable to gestational diabetes mellitus ( GDM ) remains uncertain .
Objective We conducted a systematic review and meta- analysis to evaluate the effects of probiotic supplement in GDM .