Effect | None |
Trial Design | Double blind |
Trial Length | 1-6 months |
Number of Subjects | 127 |
Sex | Both Genders |
Age Range | 30-44, 45-64 |
Body Types | Overweight |
Supplementation of 2.9x10^9^ CFU of _l. reuteri_ NCIMB 30242 twice daily for 13 weeks in hypercholesterolemic adults was able to significantly increase circulating vitamin D concentrations by 25.5% relative to baseline while a decrease occurred in the placebo group.
There was individual differences in the increase (with some subjects not responding), and it appeared that subjects that had larger increases in serum vitamin D tended to have lower C-reactive protein concentrations at baseline.