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Certain probiotic strains (e.g., Lactobacillus plantarum PH04, Bifidobacterium Bb-12) significantly reduce total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides in hypercholesterolemic individuals.
If you have high cholesterol, incorporating specific probiotic-rich foods (like yogurt with Bifidobacterium Bb-12 or Lactobacillus plantarum) may help lower your LDL and triglycerides. The paper suggests that fermented foods might be more effective than capsules.
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Nguyen et al. demonstrated that total serum cholesterol and triglycerides were significantly reduced in hypercholesterolaemic mice that ingested Lactobacillus plantarum PH04... buffalo milk yogurt and soymilk yogurt containing Bifidobacterium Bb-12 or Bifidobacterium longum Bb-46 were highly effective in decreasing the concentration of total cholesterol by 50.3%, LDL- cholesterol by 56.3%, and triglycerides by 51.2%.
Why this rating
The paper cites both positive animal/human studies and negative human studies, indicating mixed but promising evidence.
Source
Probiotics and Prebiotics: Present Status and Future Perspectives on Metabolic Disorders
Ji Youn Yoo et al. · Nutrients · 2016
DOI 10.3390/nu8030173
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