ACTIVATED Probiotics has this month launched a new Biome Osteo Probiotic into the Australian pharmacy sector.
The company's CEO, Michael Oredsson, said the clinically trialled product reflected a "mounting body of research" which had uncovered an important role of the gut microbiota in the maintenance of bone health.
The study, published in The Lancet Rheumatology, found a significant reduction in bone loss (assessed at the lumbard spine) in women who received the probiotic product daily for 12 months, compared to those who received a placebo.
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