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Microbiota Stability and Gastrointestinal Tolerance in Response to a High-Protein Diet with and without a Prebiotic, Probiotic, and Synbiotic: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial in Older Women
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 120Issue 4p500–516.e10Published online: March 18, 2020
- Amanda L. Ford
- Varuni Nagulesapillai
- Amanda Piano
- Jérémie Auger
- Stephanie-Anne Girard
- Mary Christman
- and others
Cited in Scopus: 28
Higher protein intakes may help reduce sarcopenia and facilitate recovery from illness and injury in older adults. However, high-protein diets (HPDs) including animal-sourced foods may negatively perturb the microbiota, and provision of probiotics and prebiotics may mitigate these effects.