Patent ID: 8343484

Claim:
A method for increasing carbohydrate absorption in a mammal, comprising the steps of: identifying a mammal having a symptom of carbohydrate malabsorption, and orally administering to said mammal a composition comprising an effective amount of viable Bacillus coagulans bacteria, an effective amount of a supplementary lactase to increase lactose digestion in said mammal, and an effective amount of a supplementary fructase, an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of fructose, to increase fructose digestion in said mammal, wherein said Bacillus coagulans bacteria are selected from the group consisting of GBI-20, ATCC PTA-6085; GBI-30, ATCC PTA-6086; and GBI-40, ATCC PTA-6087, and wherein carbohydrate absorption is increased following said administration.