Effect of probiotic and prebiotic versus placebo on appetite in patients with major depressive disorder: post hoc analysis of a randomised clinical trial.

Asma KazemiA A NoorbalaK Djafarian

Published in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2019)

Overall, probiotic supplementation for 8 weeks among MDD patients resulted in improvement of appetite, whereas prebiotic administration had no significant effect on appetite.

Keyphrases

major depressive disorder
clinical trial
bipolar disorder
weight loss
double blind
end stage renal disease
body weight
open label
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
study protocol
prognostic factors
phase iii
randomized controlled trial
phase ii
bacillus subtilis
patient reported