Unique probiotic targets Cardiovascular Disease – Life Extension Mag Oct 2014
A species of Lactobacillus: L. reuteri 30242 reduces cholesterol by creating an enzyme which makes cholesterol less absorbable.
Details on the patent – apparently commercially available
Comments by Vitamin D Life
- Amazing that a species existing in many humans can be patented
- Perhaps use of antibiotics wiped out L. reuteri 30242 in many guts, but now we can pay to have them restored
See also Vitamin D Life
- Probiotics reduces blood pressure, but not as much as vitamin D does – meta-analysis July 2014
- Overview Cholesterol and vitamin D
must be very careful to not reduce cholesterol levels so much that less Vitamin D in generated by the sun - Cholesterol reduced by Vitamin D plus Calcium – RCT March 2014
- Probiotics increased vitamin D levels 22 percent in those with excess cholesterol – April 2013
- ((Eating less cholesterol is harmless other than it causes vitamin D deficiency – June 2011)
- Omega-7 - in addition to Omega-3 Omega-7 appears to be far better than probiotics in reducing CRP, which is more important than reducing cholesterol
See also web
List of some gut flora patents such as:
- improving sleep patterns
- gastrointestinal disorders
- anticaries
- improve gut barrier function
- wound healing
- treat obesity