The Claim

Consuming gelatin supplemented with Limosilactobacillus fermentum UCO-979C at a dose of at least 10^7 CFU/mL, five days per week for 12 weeks, prevents new Helicobacter pylori infections in healthy young adults aged 18–30 years, reducing infection incidence from 34.2% in the placebo group to 2.7% in the probiotic group, corresponding to a 92.6% efficacy rate.

Source: Consumption of a Gelatin Supplemented with the Probiotic Strain Limosilactobacillus fermentum UCO-979C Prevents Helicobacter pylori Infection in a Young Adult Population Achieved

What the research says

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Supports
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Cause and effect
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In plain English

In healthy adults aged 18–30, taking a specific probiotic supplement in gelatin five days a week for 12 weeks reduces the rate of new Helicobacter pylori infections from 34.2% to 2.7%.

See the scientific wording

Consuming gelatin supplemented with the probiotic strain Limosilactobacillus fermentum UCO-979C at a dose of at least 10^7 CFU/mL, five days per week for 12 weeks, prevents new Helicobacter pylori infections in healthy young adults aged 18–30 years, reducing infection incidence from 34.2% in the placebo group to 2.7% in the probiotic group, corresponding to a 92.6% efficacy rate.

Why this might work

The probiotic bacteria produce acid in the stomach, making the environment too harsh for H. pylori to survive. At the same time, the probiotic sticks to the stomach lining, blocking H. pylori from attaching and taking hold.

Verified mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Consumption of a Gelatin Supplemented with the Probiotic Strain Limosilactobacillus fermentum UCO-979C Prevents Helicobacter pylori Infection in a Young Adult Population Achieved

    This study found that eating a special probiotic gelatin every day for 12 weeks helped healthy young adults avoid getting a stomach bacteria called H. pylori — only 3 out of 100 got infected with the gelatin, compared to 34 out of 100 without it.

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