Rhonda Patrick· PhD
A meta-analysis of human data found that probiotics decrease anxiety values in people with anxiety (compared to controls) in 10 different studies.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
A meta-analysis of human data found that probiotics decrease anxiety values in people with anxiety (compared to controls) in 10 different studies.
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Probiotics decrease anxiety values in populations with anxiety (compared to controls) in 10 different studies.
That particular strain of probiotics was shown to help with anxiety. Small trials, clinical trials in humans.