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The effects of probiotics on mood and emotion
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The effects of probiotics on mood and emotion

Lindsey Kane and Julie Kinzel
JAAPA (Montvale, N.J.), v 31(5)
01 May 2018
PMID: 29698377

Abstract

Anxiety Digestive system Emotions Nervous system Probiotics
Preliminary research in humans and rodents demonstrates that various probiotic formulations of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium have a clinical and neurochemical anxiolytic effect on the central nervous system (CNS). Further research is warranted to more extensively examine the theorized connection between the gastrointestinal tract and the CNS; however, initial evidence suggests probiotics affect various mechanisms of the gut-brain connection that modulate anxiety-like behaviors. This article describes the wider-reaching effects of probiotics, specifically related to behavior and brain function.

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