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. 2017 Feb;16(1):30–41.

Table 3.

Supplemental Information on Cardiometabolic Diseases and Fatigue Syndromes

Disease Supplement Probiotic Strain(s)
Dyslipidemia Advanced Multi-Billion Dophilus (Solgar) Lactobacillus GG
Dyslipidemia Digestive Health Probiotic (Nature Made) L plantarum 299V
Dyslipidemia Heart Healthy Probiotic Solutions (Dr Sinatra) L plantarum 299V
Dyslipidemia Jarrow Formulas Ideal Bowel Support L plantarum 299V
Dyslipidemia Pro-B (Rephresh) L rhamnosus GR-1
Dyslipidemia Probiata Digestion Support and Critical Care (Kyolic) L plantarum 299V
Dyslipidemia Probiotic Balance (Sundown Naturals) L plantarum 299V
Dyslipidemia Probiotic GX (Nature’s Bounty) L plantarum 299V
Dyslipidemia Probiotic Supplement (GoodBelly) L plantarum 299V
Dyslipidemia UltraFlora Women’s (Metagenics) L rhamnosus GR-1
Dyslipidemia Walgreens Probiotic Lactobacillus GG Lactobacillus GG
Dyslipidemia Women’s Fem Dophilus (Jarrow Formulas) L rhamnosus GR-1
Fatigue syndrome Align Probiotic Digestive Care (Proctor & Gamble) B infantis 35624
Fatigue syndrome Digestive Health Probiotic (Nature Made) L plantarum 299V
Fatigue syndrome Gene-filus F19 (Siffra Farmaceutici) L paracasei sbsp paracasei F19
Fatigue syndrome Heart Healthy Probiotic Solutions (Dr Sinatra) L plantarum 299V
Fatigue syndrome Isolated for research purposes only F prausnitzii
Fatigue syndrome Jarrow Formulas Ideal Bowel Support (10 Billion) Organisms V-Capsules L plantarum 299V
Fatigue syndrome Not available L casei strain Shirota (Yakult Honsha, Tokyo, Japan)
Fatigue syndrome Not Available B fragilis
Fatigue syndrome Not available B breve Yalult
L casei Shirota
Fatigue syndrome Probiata Digestion Support and Critical Care (Kyolic) L plantarum 299V
Fatigue syndrome Probiotic Acidophilus BioBeads (Natrol, Inc) L acidophilus-loaded alginate beads
Fatigue syndrome Probiotic Balance (Sundown Naturals) L plantarum 299V
Fatigue syndrome Probiotic GX (Nature’s Bounty) L plantarum 299V
Fatigue syndrome Probiotic Supplement (GoodBelly) L plantarum 299V
Fatigue syndrome Securil (Nutricology ) P freudenreichii
Fatigue syndrome Theralac Probiotic (Master Supplements) L acidophilus alginate
Fatigue syndrome TruBiotics (Bayer) B lactis BB-12
Fatigue syndrome Ultraflora Balance (Metagenics) L acidophilus NCFB 1748
Fatigue syndrome Widely available in dietary supplements Lactobacillus species
Gout Isolated and colonized from Chinese sauerkrauts for research purposes (not commercially available Strain DM9218 (analysis of this strain 16S rRNA sequences showed that DM9218 has the highest similarity [99%] to Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1)
NAFLD BIFIDO DIGEST 60C (F) (Protocol for Life) S thermophilus
NAFLD Isolated - cultured in brain, heart under anaerobic conditions for research purposes B adolescentis
NAFLD Isolated for research purposes only L curvatus HY7601 alone or in combination with L plantarum KY103
NAFLD Isolated from healthy volunteers’ fresh feces for research purposes Bifidobacteria L66-5, L75-4, M13-4, and FS31-12
NAFLD NOW Foods Probiotic (10 50 Billion) S thermophilus
NASH/NAFLD Advanced Multi-Billion Dophilus (Solgar) L rhamnosus GG (1.2109 CFU/d)
NASH/NAFLD Dr Ohhira’s Probiotics Original Formula L bulgaricus, S thermophilus (5.01011 CFU/d)
NASH/NAFLD MegaFood (MegaFlora) L bulgaricus, S thermophilus (5.01011 CFU/d)
NASH/NAFLD ProSynbiotic (Standard Process) L acidophilus LA-5, B breve subsp lactis BB-12
NASH/NAFLD TruBiotics (Bayer) L acidophilus LA-5, B breve subsp lactis BB-12
NASH/NAFLD Walgreens Probiotic Lactobacillus GG L rhamnosus GG (1.2109 CFU/d)
NASH/NAFLD Widely available (found in most probiotic formulas) B thermophilus, L thermophilus, S thermophilus
Obesity BIFIDO DIGEST 60C (F) (Protocol for Life) S thermophilus
Obesity Enterogenic Concentrate (Integrative Therapeutics) E faecium
Obesity GoLive Probiotic & Prebiotic Drink Mix L salivarius LS-33
Obesity Health-Bac 100 grams (North American Herb & Spice) E faecium
Obesity Hyper-Implante (InterPlexus) L salivarius LS-33
Obesity Isolated - cultured in brain, heart under anaerobic conditions for research purposes B adolescentis
Obesity Isolated for research and not commercially available - prepared with lactic acid bacteria starter cultures (Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus) commonly used for conventional yogurt production and viable cells of LG2055 L gasseri SBT-2055, L gasseri LG-2055 (51010 CFU)
Obesity Isolated for research purposes only L curvatus HY-7601 alone or in combination with L plantarum KY-1032
Obesity Isolated for research, from the GI of health Estonian children, and not commercially available L plantarum TENSIA (1.51011 CFU/g added to cheese milk before renneting)
Obesity Isolated from healthy volunteers’ fresh feces for research purposes Bifidobacteria L66-5, L75-4, M13-4, and FS31-12
Obesity/T2DM Isolated from stool for research purposes. B adolescentis
Obesity Nature’s Secret Ultimate Probiotic (4 billion) E faecium
Obesity Probiotic Supreme DF (Designs for Health) L salivarius LS-33
Obesity ProSynbiotic (Standard Process) L acidophilus LA-5, B animalis subsp lactis BB-12
Obesity ProSynbiotic (Standard Process) L acidophilus LA-5, B lactis BB-12
L casei DN001 (108 CFU/g)
Obesity ProSynbiotic (Standard Process) L acidophilus LA-5, B animalis subsp lactis BB-12
Obesity TruBiotics (Bayer) L acidophilus LA-5, B animalis subsp lactis BB-12
Obesity TruBiotics (Bayer) L acidophilus LA-5, B lactis BB-12, L casei DN001 (108 CFU/g)
Obesity TruBiotics (Bayer) L acidophilus LA-5, B animalis subsp lactis BB-12
Obesity Ultimate Intestinal Shield (Phyto Therapy) L salivarius LS-33
Obesity UltraFlora Spectrum (Metagenics) L salivarius LS-33
Obesity/NAFLD Florastor (Biocodex) S boulardii (Biocodex)
Obesity/NAFLD Strengtia (Apex Energetics) S boulardii
Obesity/NAFLD Designs for Health S boulardii
Obesity/NAFLD Isolated for research purposes (plant derived) L plantarum SN13T as comparator
Obesity/NAFLD Isolated from feces of exclusively breast (fed infants for research purposes) L paracasei CNCM I-4034, B breve CNCM I-403, L rhamnosus (CNCM or mixture of 3 strains)
Obesity/NAFLD Isolated from longan fruit (Euphoria longana) for research purposes P pentosaceus LP28
Obesity/NAFLD Isolated for research purposes only L paracasei CNCM I-4270, L rhamnosus I-3690, B animalis subsp lactis I-2494
Obesity/NAFL/T2DM Advanced Multi-Billion Dophilus (Solgar) L rhamnosus GG
Obesity/NAFLD/T2DM Isolated from stool for research purposes Lactic acid bacterium supplement (B pseudocatenulatum SPM-1204, B longum SPM-1205, B longum SPM-1207 (108–109 CFU)
Obesity/NAFL/T2DM Walgreens Probiotic Lactobacillus GG L rhamnosus GG
Obesity/T2DM/NAFLD Isolated and obtained from National Collection of Dairy Cultures for research purposes. L lactis
Obesity/T2DM/NAFLD Isolated from stools of healthy infants (mean age, 5.7 y; range, 1.0–10.8 y) for research purposes B uniformis CECT 7771
Obesity/T2DM/NAFLD Not available Acetobacter
O Obesity/T2DM/NAFLD Securil (Nutricology) Propionibacterium
PCOS Flora8 (PromoPharma) Bifidobacteria and Lactobacterium combined with prebiotic food source (inulin, fructose oligosaccharide)
PCOS Probiotic + Prebiotic Flora Renew (Family Flora) Bifidobacteria and Lactobacterium combined with prebiotic food source (inulin, fructose oligosaccharide)
PCOS Sunbiotics Potent Probiotics with Organic Prebiotics Powder Bifidobacteria and Lactobacterium combined with prebiotic food source (inulin, fructose oligosaccharide)
T2DM BIFIDO DIGEST 60C (F) (Protocol for Life) S thermophilus
T2DM Not available Roseburia
T2DM Not available E halii
T2DM NOW Foods Probiotic (10 50 Billion) S thermophilus
T2DM ProSynbiotic (Standard Process) L acidophilus LA-5, B animalis subsp lactis BB-12
T2DM ProSynbiotic (Standard Process) L acidophilus LA-5, B animalis subsp lactis BB-12
T2DM TruBiotics (Bayer) L acidophilus LA-5, B animalis subsp lactis BB-12
T2DM TruBiotics (Bayer) L acidophilus LA-5, B animalis subsp lactis BB-12
T2DM Not available F prauznitzii
T2DM ProSynbiotic (Standard Process) L acidophilus LA-5, B lactis BB-12 combination
T2DM Provided in probiotic soy milk L plantarum A7
T2DM TruBiotics (Bayer) L acidophilus LA-5, B lactis BB-12 combination

Abbreviations: NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; T2M, type 2 diabetes mellitus; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome.