Effect of probiotic interventions on depressive symptoms: A narrative review evaluating systematic reviews

In this study by Badri et al. (2021), the authors used data from a Quality of Life survey conducted in the city of Abu Dhabi (September 2019 – March 2020, participants aged 15 and above, n = 72,034) to investigate the links between how we perceive health, happiness, healthy eating habits, psychological symptoms of mental […]

Huang et al. (2016) addresses the controversy behind probiotics’ efficacy in depression, and performs a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the current evidence on the effectiveness of probiotics-based interventions in depression. The meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials indicated probiotics induced effects not only in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) but in the healthy population […]