RESUMO
The aim of the present study was to determine whether a fermented milk containing Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus acidophilus strains isolated from human subjects (CFM) and developed by CERELA (Centro de referencia para Lactobacilos) is better tolerated than regular milk (RM) by subjects with lactase deficiency (< 1 unidad) and lactose intolerance. We studied the digestion of the lactose present in the two milk preparations which were administered to 18 healthy subjects with lactase deficiency and 12 control subjects. Each subject ingested in random sequence on different days, 480 ml CFM, 480 ml RM and 240 ml CFM and 240 ml RM. Breath hydrogen (H2) test was used to measure lactose absorption and orocecal transit time (OCTT). The peak H2 ppm results after 480 ml of CFM were ingested, reached 19.5 +/- 12.1 ppm. The same reading when 480 ml of RM were ingested was 52.6 +/- 31.9 ppm (p < 0.008). The results also showed that 480 ml of CFM delayed OCTT median 111.0 +/- 6.78 min versus 54.0 +/- 5.09 min of RM (p < 0.001) and reduced the development of symptoms (p < 0.08) such as bloating (p < 0.05), borborygmi (p < 0.025) diarrhea (p < 0.05) and abdominal colics (p < 0.05). In spite of the small number of cases studied, it seems justified to conclude that CERELA fermented milk significantly influences lactose digestion and minor development of symptoms in lactase-deficient subjects and lengthens significantly the orocecal transit time compared with regular milk.
Assuntos
Intolerância à Lactose/metabolismo , Lactose/metabolismo , Leite/metabolismo , Adulto , Animais , Feminino , Fermentação , Trânsito Gastrointestinal , Humanos , Hidrogênio/metabolismo , Lactobacillus acidophilus/metabolismo , Lacticaseibacillus casei/metabolismo , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
The aim of the present study was to determine whether a fermented milk containing Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus acidophilus strains isolated from human subjects (CFM) and developed by CERELA (Centro de referencia para Lactobacilos) is better tolerated than regular milk (RM) by subjects with lactase deficiency (< 1 unidad) and lactose intolerance. We studied the digestion of the lactose present in the two milk preparations which were administered to 18 healthy subjects with lactase deficiency and 12 control subjects. Each subject ingested in random sequence on different days, 480 ml CFM, 480 ml RM and 240 ml CFM and 240 ml RM. Breath hydrogen (H2) test was used to measure lactose absorption and orocecal transit time (OCTT). The peak H2 ppm results after 480 ml of CFM were ingested, reached 19.5 +/- 12.1 ppm. The same reading when 480 ml of RM were ingested was 52.6 +/- 31.9 ppm (p < 0.008). The results also showed that 480 ml of CFM delayed OCTT median 111.0 +/- 6.78 min versus 54.0 +/- 5.09 min of RM (p < 0.001) and reduced the development of symptoms (p < 0.08) such as bloating (p < 0.05), borborygmi (p < 0.025) diarrhea (p < 0.05) and abdominal colics (p < 0.05). In spite of the small number of cases studied, it seems justified to conclude that CERELA fermented milk significantly influences lactose digestion and minor development of symptoms in lactase-deficient subjects and lengthens significantly the orocecal transit time compared with regular milk.
RESUMO
El aumento de la Protoporfirina Eritrocitaria Libre (FEP), detecta deficiencias marginales de hierro (Fe), constituyendo un indicador precoz que, a las características de simplicidad y rapidez, une las de su determinación en una muestra mínima de sangre de fácil conservación. Pese a esta ventajas, ha sido poco utilizada en estudios poblacionales, salvo en USA, donde su aplicación en la II Nutritional and National Health Examination Survey (NANHES II), ha permitido establecer valores normativos para las diferentes edades. En este trabajo, se aporta información sobre los valores hallados en una población escolar (n = 102), perteneciente al nivel socio-económico bajo y medio-bajo de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, en la que se determinó Hematocrito (Hto) y FEP (según Piomelli). Los resultados, expresados como FEP/dL de glóbulos rojos (FEP/dLg.r.), se agruparon de acuerdo con intervalos de edad y se compararon: a)entre sí, mediante análisis de varianza; b)con los valores normativos derivados de NHANES II, para los mismos rangos de edad. El 99%de la población mostró valores normales de Hto, y de FEP/dL g.r. Los promedios de FEP/dLg.r., para los datos agrupados por años de edad cumplida, no presentaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas: 40ñ22; 23ñ17; 25ñ14; 29ñ13; 31ñ15; 29ñ15; 28ñ20; 32ñ12; 30ñ30 (4 a 12 años, respectivamente). Estos valores fueron sensiblemente inferiores a los considerados normales en NHANES II y en el 90%de los casos inferiores a los de su mediana. Se observó correspondencia entre el valor de la mediana y el percentilo 5 de la población norteamericana. Los valores obtenidos para la mediana y percentilo 95 fueron, respectivamente: < 5 años: 25 & 55; 6-8 años: 25 & 57; 9-11 años: 29 & 55; 12-13 años; 29 & 51