Bifidobacterium lactis and Lactobacillus rhamnosus are some of those “friendly” bacteria found in products like yogurt. You can also buy capsules containing Bifidobacterium lactis and additional probiotics.
Pro What????
Probiotics.
Wickipedia defines probiotics this way:
Probiotics are live microorganisms thought to be healthy for the host organism. According to the currently adopted definition by FAO/WHO, probiotics are: “Live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host”.[1] Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and bifidobacteria are the most common types of microbes used as probiotics; but certain yeasts and bacilli may also be helpful. Probiotics are commonly consumed as part of fermented foods with specially added active live cultures; such as in yogurt, soy yogurt, or as dietary supplements.
Digestion, Digestion, Digestion
Probiotics such as Bifidobacterium lactis and Lactobacillus rhamnosus are very helpful in digestion of foods you eat.
And if you have subscribed to our free 28 part series “What Every Diabetic and Pre Diabetic Should Know About Diabetes” you already know how important proper digestion is to staving off diesases including diabetes.
The results Are In
A study was undertaken by researchers at Department of Paediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; and Functional Foods Forum, University of Turku, Turku, Finland, to see what effects if any mothers consuming probiotics Bifidobacterium lactis and Lactobacillus rhamnosus would have on pregnancy outcome and fetal and infant growth.
Unintended Discovery
Like most scientific studies, this one also had surprising discoveries. And by the way, a true, real scientific study does not prove anything… it either is a “let’s do this and see what happens” or, they try do dis-prove a theory. True scientific study can not prove anything.
Anyway, first and most important to diabetics (men and women), pregnant and soon to be pregnant women… the researchers discovered “probiotic intervention reduced the frequency of gestational diabetes mellitus.”
Second, “the safety of this approach was attested by normal duration of pregnancies with no adverse events in mothers or children. No significant differences in prenatal or postnatal growth rates among the study groups were detected.”
And Third… “distinctive effects of the two interventions were detected; probiotic intervention reduced the risk of GDM and dietary intervention diminished the risk of larger birth size in affected cases”
Researchers Conclusion
“The results of the present study show that probiotic-supplemented perinatal dietary counseling could be a safe and cost-effective tool in addressing the metabolic epidemic. In view of the fact that birth size is a risk marker for later obesity, the present results are of significance for public health in demonstrating that this risk is modifiable.”
What You Eat
It goes back to the Naturopathic philosophy and some other truly traditional philosophies… like… say… Traditional Chinese Medicine. Summed up in this phrase… “All disease starts in the mouth” so watch what you eat, and you may want to consider adding probiotics to your diet after checking with your care provider to make sure they will not do any harm. It is best not to argue if they will do good, or argue a philosophical thing, you won’t win that argument.
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