This webpage is intended solely for general informational and educational purposes on probiotic strains.
Therefore, a healthy gut may equate to a healthy body.
When there is a healthy balance of bacteria in the gut, the 'good’ bacteria help keep ‘bad’ bacteria in check. This is called balance.
Table of content
- What affects balance?
- What are probiotics?
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus, LGG
- Where to find LGG by Chr. Hansen
What affects balance?
The environment we live in today is vastly different from the past. We are subjected to many factors that may affect this balance.
Some factors could be:
Stress
Excessive antibiotic use
Unhealthy diet with too much highly processed foods
Aging
Excessive alcohol and smoking
Changing environmental factors – eg. pollution, pesticides, additives in food
How can gut balance be supported?
A healthy diet plays an important role in supporting the balance. The role of the gut microbiota is to:
- Ensure proper gut movement and digestive function
- Produce certain vitamins (eg B12 and K)
- Breakdown some food components that the body is not able to digest
- Breakdown potentially toxic food compounds or block pathogenic compounds from entering the body
- Help strengthen immune system and maintain overall health.
Regular intake of probiotics may help support the gut microbiota and the balance.
What are probiotics?
Probiotics are live bacteria when consumed in adequate quantities confer a health benefit on the host.*
Live
when consuming
Specific health benefit
via consumption
Adequate
recommended amount based on research
*Definition by WHO/IPA/FAO
Many foods and supplements contain live bacteria, but not all are considered probiotics
Look at the name as it must be a specific strain such as:
Lactobacillus rhamnosus, LGG™
LGG™ by Chr. Hansen can be easily identified with its registered and trademarked logo.
The world's most documented probiotic strain
Disclaimer: PubMed database
LGG™ is trademark of Chr. Hansen A/S
More than
1,200
peer reviewed papers
Safety standards
QPS/GRAS
in Europe/USA
More than
250
clinical studies
Safely used since
1990
in food and supplements
Worldwide, many clinical studies and publications on LGG™ from Chr. Hansen has been associated with several specific health benefits, which makes it a true probiotic.
Clinical studies done on LGG™ include
- Immune health3, 8, 10
- Oral health9
- Loose and watery stools1, 2, 4, 6, 7
- Travel-related loose stools5.
Sources
1 Arvola T, et al.Pediatrics. 1999;104(5):e64. (PubMed).
2 Vanderhoof JA, et al.The Journal of Pediatrics. 1999;135(5):564-8. (PubMed)
3 Hojsak I, et al.Pediatrics. 2010;125(5):e1171-7. (PubMed)
4 Isolauri E, et al. Pediatrics. 1991;88(1):90-7. (PubMed)
5 Hilton E, et al. J Travel Med. 1997;4(1):41-3. (PubMed)
6 Sindhu KNC, et al.Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2014;58(8):1107-15. (PubMed)
7 Aggarwal S, et al.Indian J Med Res. 2014;139(3):379-85. (PubMed)
8 Hojsak I, et al.Clin Nutr. 2010;29(3):312-6. (PubMed)
9 Nase L, et al.Caries Res. 2001;35(6):412-20. (PubMed)
10 Davidson LE, et al. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2011;65(4):501-7. (PubMed).
Chr. Hansen – the probiotics expert
Chr. Hansen is a leading, global bioscience company based in Copenhagen Denmark, with more than 147 years of history.
We are the probiotics expert with the largest culture strain bank in the world.
Every day, more than 1 billion people in the world consume a product with Chr. Hansen ingredients.
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This webpage is intended solely for general informational and educational purposes on probiotic strains. The content is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or substitute advice from health care practitioners. Always consult your health care provider if you have questions related to medical condition.