There is growing evidence probiotics can reduce the risk and duration of respiratory tract infections, as well as reducing antibiotic use. Replicating a research model used in France, researchers examined the potential clinical and economic impacts in Canada.
The study included researchers from Western, Lawson Health Research Institute, Laval University and Utrecht University. It incorporated two separate scenarios from two meta-analyses. A meta-analysis combines data from multiple studies using a statistical approach.
Results from the study showed regular probiotic use could eliminate respiratory tract infections. Respiratory tract infections are highly contagious infections of the sinus, throat or airways, including influenza. Although respiratory tract infections are typically viral, about one-quarter of patients are also prescribed antibiotics (which offer benefit only against bacterial infections).
Antibiotics can have serious side effects like destroying many beneficial bacteria in the human body. This is why the use of probiotics is an important defense against respiratory tract infections.
Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host and can be consumed in products such as yogurt.
People are increasingly making probiotics a part of their daily diet or dietary supplements for their Probiotics can also be used to prevent respiratory tract infections.
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