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Gut flora which reduce cholesterol have been patented - Sept 2014

Unique probiotic targets Cardiovascular Disease – Life Extension Mag Oct 2014

A species of Lactobacillus: L. reuteri 30242 reduces cholesterol by creating an enzyme which makes cholesterol less absorbable.
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Details on the patent – apparently commercially available


Comments by VitaminDWiki

  1. Amazing that a species existing in many humans can be patented
  2. Perhaps use of antibiotics wiped out L. reuteri 30242 in many guts, but now we can pay to have them restored

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List of some gut flora patents such as:

  • improving sleep patterns
  • gastrointestinal disorders
  • anticaries
  • improve gut barrier function
  • wound healing
  • treat obesity

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