Table 4.

The comorbidities leading to CVDs that could potentially be reduced using probiotics.

Comorbidity	Genera of Probiotic Bacteria
Diabetes mellitus type 2	Lactobacillus reuteri Lactobacillus casei Lactobacillus plantarum Bifidobacterium bifidum Lactobacillus rhamnosus Bifidobacterium lactis
Hypertension	Lactobacillus bulgaricus Lactobacillus casei Streptococcus thermophilus Lactobacillus helveticus Saccharomyces cerevisia
Obesity	Bifidobacterium animalis sp. lactis Lactobacillus rhamnosus Lactobacillus curvatus Lactobacillus plantarum
Hypercholesterolaemia	Lactobacillus reuteri Lactobacillus curvatus Streptococcus thermophilus Enterococcus faecalis Lactobacillus casei Saccharomyces boulardii Bifidobacterium longum Lactobacillus acidophilius

sp.—species.