Composition containing propionibacterium freudenreichii and uses thereof
AssigneeMeiji Co., Ltd.
InventorsJun Wakabayashi, Katsunori Kimura
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Abstract
There is provided a composition that comprises a propionic acid bacterium or a composition that comprises an oligosaccharide. The composition that comprises a propionic acid bacterium or the composition that comprises an oligosaccharide can suppress an increase of body weight of a subject by having the subject ingest the composition.
Claims12
A method for promoting propionic acid production in a human subject, comprising having the human subject in need thereof ingest an effective amount of a composition comprising a propionic acid bacterium and a fructo-oligosaccharide,
- wherein a content of the fructo-oligosaccharide in the composition is 2 to 8% by mass, and
- wherein the propionic acid bacterium is Propionibacterium freudenreichii ET-3 (FERM BP-8115).
A method for promoting propionic acid production in the intestine in a human subject, comprising having the human subject in need thereof ingest an effective amount of a composition comprising a propionic acid bacterium and a fructo-oligosaccharide,
- wherein a content of the fructo-oligosaccharide in the composition is 2 to 8% by mass, and
- wherein the propionic acid bacterium is Propionibacterium freudenreichii ET-3 (FERM BP-8115).
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