Kefir
Fermented milk product; caused fewer farts than milk but no benefit for antibiotic-associated diarrhea vs placebo
Health Benefits
Health conditions and aging processes that Kefir may influence, based on the source research.
Improves
- Irritable bowel syndrome
Kefir improves lactose digestion and tolerance
Source: How Not to Age
Protects Against
- Osteoporosis6 months supplementation
Treatment with Kefir fermented milk constituting Leuconostoc and Lactobacillus for 6 months was found to increase bone formation with elevated bone mineral density at the femoral neck and hip region.
Source: Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity
Biological Mechanisms
How Kefir works at a cellular level.
- PromotesImproves Gut Microbiota
A very modest (p = 0.051) amelioration of some mouse ASD model repetitive behavioral defects by kefir
- PromotesReduces inflammation
Kefir has anti-hypertensive, hypocholesterolemic, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory anti-mutagenic, anti-allergenic, anti-carcinogenic, anti-diabetic, anti-oxidant activity
Dosage Recommendations
Specific amounts mentioned in the research literature.
- 6 months supplementationfor Osteoporosis
Treatment with Kefir fermented milk constituting Leuconostoc and Lactobacillus for 6 months was found to increase bone formation with elevated bone mineral density at the femoral neck and hip region.
Source: Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity
Sources
- How Not to Age
- Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity
- How We Age