![]() ![]() Multiple studies with the same strains and using similar endpoints are needed before definitive recommendations for use can be made. However, many knowledge gaps exist, effects on health and performance are generally not widespread among the strains examined, and beneficial findings are generally limited to single studies with small sample sizes. The reviewed evidence suggests potential for certain strains to induce biophysiological changes that may offer physical and/or cognitive health and performance benefits in military populations. In this narrative review, we examine the evidence regarding probiotics and candidate probiotics for physical and/or cognitive benefits in healthy adults within the context of potential applications for military personnel. Military men and women are a unique healthy population that must maintain physical and psychological health in order to ensure mission success. Although much less is known about the impact of probiotics in healthy populations, there is increasing consumer and scientific interest in using probiotics to promote physical and psychological health and performance. Scientific evidence supports clinical use of some probiotic strains for certain gastrointestinal indications. ![]() The probiotic industry continues to grow in both usage and the diversity of products available. ![]()
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