Galacto-oligosaccharide: an extra special prebiotic?

In this study, a somewhat different form of GOS, a trans form, was used.) GOS, 4 grams twice per day (total 8 grams per day), given to adults over 50 substantially increased the numbers of bifidobacteria: Walton 2012. GOS, 2.5 grams three times per day (total 7.5 grams per day) partially mitigated the adverse effects of the antibiotic, amoxicillin, on bifidobacteria populations: Ladirat 2014. GOS 5 to 10 grams per day, but not 2.5 grams per day, increased bifidobacteria populations: Davis 2014. In an experimental mouse model of colitis, GOS dramatically reduced colon inflammation and increased bifidobacteria populations: Gopalakrishnan 2012. GOS given to children, 2 grams per day, doubled the population of bifidobacteria over 3 weeks: Pirainen 2008. GOS, 5.5 grams per day given to people over 64 years old, increased bifidobacteria and was associated with significant improvements in several aspects of the immune response: Vulevic 2008. More than inulin, GOS may exert greater nutritive effects on some beneficial bacterial species: Watson 2013, Rycroft 2001. However, there is yet much more work to be done to decipher the differences among the variety of prebiotic fibers available. In the Wheat Belly Blog post, Cultivate the garden called “bowel flora,”  I discussed some of the ways we can nourish and cultivate bowel flora using prebiotic fibers. However, there may be additional benefit in specifically increasing intake of the GOS form of prebiotic to the 5 grams pe...
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