Is There Evidence to Support Probiotic Use for Healthy People?

A publication output of an expert discussion group from the 2023 annual meeting addressed this question: What’s the state of evidence that probiotics are beneficial to healthy people at a population recommendation level? While many reviews address the value of probiotics for specific patient groups, this paper examined the strength of evidence for preventative use of probiotics by the general population. The paper acknowledged the difficulty in studying preventative applications of probiotics, and identified research gaps that exist at present.

Merenstein DJ, Tancredi DJ, Karl JP, Krist AH, Lenoir-Wijnkoop I, Reid G, Roos S, Szajewska H, Sanders ME. Is There Evidence to Support Probiotic Use for Healthy People? Adv Nutr. 2024;15(8):100265. doi: 10.1016/j.advnut.2024.100265.