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Brief summary
Objectives: The purpose of current study was to compare the effect of Probiotic cheese with Probiotic yoghurt consumption on lipid profile during a 7 wk period. Design: It was a triple blinded parallel randomized controlled trial in Tehran, Iran. 180 volunteers aging 18 – 65 will participate. Participants will be randomly assigned into three 60-person balanced groups and consume 30 g Probiotic cheese containing Lactobacillus acidophilus LA5 and Bifidobacterium lactis BB12 daily (intervention 1), 100 g of Probiotic yoghurt (intervention 2) and none of the above (control group). Fasting blood samples and anthropometric measurements will be collected in the beginning and after the consumption period at the Pathobiology Laboratory Center and SRBIAU Nutrition clinic, respectively.
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Healthy condition, aged 18-65, not being lactose intolerance and willingness to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Smoking, alcohol consumption during the study, pregnancy or breast feeding, being a professional athlete, taking supplements or any sort of drugs specially antibiotics, consumed any Probiotic product during the last month before the intervention start, having kidney or inflammatory intestinal diseases, having thyroid disorders, having any liver or immunodeficiency diseases.