lactose intolerance/obesity

Materials 1. Probiotics The probiotics used in this proposal are selected to be more related to mental conditions. The PS128, which belongs to Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum. Administration of probiotics for 4 weeks in animal experiments showed significant improvements in depression and

- Familiarisation screening visit - (Visit 1) Before participating in the study, all participants will visit the exercise laboratory for a familiarisation and screening visit where they will be shown the designated experimental area, provide written informed consent and have various measurements

Severe alcoholic hepatitis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis: The diagnosis of (AH) is made by the following criteria11 I.Chronic active alcohol abuse - > 80 grams in males and > 20 grams in females. II. Duration of jaundice < 3 months III. Serum Bilirubin >5 mg/dl

In Italy, Professor Nicola Scopinaro, after studies in dogs, performed the first BPD in humans in 1976. Because of the lack of blind-loop syndrome and selective malabsorption for starch and fat, the BPD has an accepted risk-benefit ratio compared to the long ago abandoned Jejunoileal Bypass (a

1. HYPOTHESIS AND STUDY OBJECTIVES 1.1. HYPOTHESIS Ingestion of bovine colostrum powder (BCP) from cows immunized to insulin will improve non alcoholic steatohepatitis and the metabolic syndrome in patients suffering from these conditions 1.2. PRIMARY OBJECTIVES 1.2.1 To determine the efficacy of

In this the preliminary phase, a total of 12 obese patients who have been accepted to undergo gastric restrictive surgery will be recruited. Although the inclusion criteria for the secondary companion pilot study include diabetic patients, having diabetes mellitus is not necessary for the testing of