Association of Yogurt and Dietary Supplements Containing Probiotic Consumption With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in US Adults: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although probiotic intake had beneficial effects on several specific disorders, limited evidence was available about the benefits of probiotic intake in the general population. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between yogurt (as a natural probiotic source) and dietary supplements containing probiotic consumption and mortality in US adults.

Methods

We conducted an observational cohort study comprised of a nationally representative sample of adults who were enrolled in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) between 1999 and 2014. Individuals were linked to the US National Death Index.

Results

We included 32,625 adults in our study. Of the study cohort, 3,539 participants had yogurt consumption, 213 had dietary supplements c

SUBMITTER: Lin P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8858963 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature