March 18/Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- The results of the investigation "Blueberry husks and multi-strain probiotics affect colonic fermentation in rats" are detailed in a study published in the British Journal of Nutrition.
According to the research from Lund, Sweden, "The aim was to investigate how blueberry husks and/or mixtures of probiotic strains (Lactobacillus crispatus DSM16743, L. gasseri DSM16737 and L. plantarum DSM15313 (LABmix), or Bifidobacterium infantis DSM15159 and DSM15161 (BIFmix)) affect colonic fermentation, caecal counts of lactobacilli, bifidobacteria and Enterobacteriaceae, body weight gain, and blood concentrations of carboxylic acids (CA) and ammonia in rats. Dietary fibres in blueberry husks were fermented to 61% in colon, and the elevated fecal excretion of fiber and protein contributed to the high fecal bulking capacity (1.3)."