Archives for October 19, 2017

Probiota Asia 2017

Strains, claims and optimal levels: Pharmacists in Asia need more probiotics information to advise patients

The industry needs to better equip Asia’s community pharmacists with knowledge about probiotics so they can advise their consumers more effectively, according to Joy Chong, principal clinical pharmacist at Watson's.

Prenatal vitamin D supplementation may be unable to fight gestational diabetes

Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy may not be able to prevent gestational diabetes, say researchers in Iran.

Probiota Asia 2017

Multi-strain versus single strain probiotics: More doesn’t necessarily mean better outcomes

More research is needed to assess the efficacy of multi-strain probiotic treatments, because current data shows that adding more strains doesn’t always lead to better outcomes for all illnesses.