NECTAR Study: Nectar (Honey) Effects on Comfort, Thoughts, and Regularity

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

66

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 19, 2021

Primary Completion Date

November 2, 2022

Study Completion Date

November 2, 2022

Conditions
Gastrointestinal DysfunctionPhysiological StressCognition - Other
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Yogurt with B. lactis and added honey

The intervention condition will utilize a commercially available yogurt (Activia) that contains Bifidobacterium animalis lactis DN-173 010/CNCM I-2494 (B. lactis). Participants will consume 170 g of yogurt with honey twice daily for 14 days.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Yogurt with heat-inactivated B. lactis and added cane sugar

The control condition will utilize a commercially available yogurt (Activia) following heat inactivation of the probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis lactis DN-173 010/CNCM I-2494 (B. lactis). Participants will consume 170 g of the heat-inactivated yogurt with added cane sugar twice daily for 14 days.The added cane sugar will be an isocaloric amount to the honey.

Trial Locations (1)

61801

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Honey Board

OTHER

lead

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

OTHER