182
Participants
Start Date
July 31, 2007
Primary Completion Date
August 31, 2008
Study Completion Date
August 31, 2008
Bifidobacterium lactis (BB-12)
The active drink is currently available commercially on campus at The Berkey Creamery at Penn State in State College, Pennsylvania. The active drink combined a commercial blend (YFL-702, Chr.) of the following active cultures, Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus. The active drink was also supplemented with the probiotic BB-12, acquired from Chr. Hansen (Milwaukee, Wisconsin).
Placebo
The placebo drink combined a commercial blend (YFL-702, Chr.) of the following active cultures, Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus.
Georgetown University Department of Family Medicine, Washington D.C.
The Gerber Foundation
OTHER
Georgetown University
OTHER