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Probiotics

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A bacterium from kimchi stuck to nanoplastics and doubled how much mice passed in their droppings

Nanoplastics are turning up in food, water and human organs, and nobody has a way to get them out. A strain of lactic acid bacteria from kimchi bound them in gut-like conditions and sent more of them out of mice.

Sep 18, 2026

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Probiotics trimmed waist size in adults with metabolic syndrome, but left blood pressure alone

An Obesity Reviews analysis of 19 randomized trials in adults with metabolic syndrome found probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics reduced waist circumference and body weight. Blood pressure did not move, and neither did body mass index.

Aug 26, 2026

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Probiotics: uses, evidence, dosing and safety

Probiotics have one strong result, halving antibiotic-related C. difficile diarrhea, and a long list of weaker ones. Cochrane noted probiotic-company funding in 28 of the 47 trials it pooled.

Aug 6, 2026