Happy Kombucha, an online seller of probiotic foods and
health products in the UK, have commented on research which has discovered that
a combination of OI and probiotics can effectively treat peanut allergies.
The discovery was made after a study, conducted by
Australian researchers and published in Journal
of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, looked at 60 children, aged 1 to 10,
who had peanut allergies. Half of the group drank five-gram of freeze-dried
probiotic powder combined with milk or water each day. Also added to the drink
was peanut protein, which was gradually increased over the course of the 18
month study. The other half of the group were given a placebo therapy instead.
The results show that a staggering 80% of the group who were
given probiotics and OIT will be able to safely consume peanuts at some point
in the future.
Lead author and paediatric allergist at Murdoch Childrens
Research Institute, said: “The treatment involves both the probiotic together
with the allergen so taking the probiotic alone won’t have an effect. We know
this because children who had other food allergies in addition to their peanut
allergy did not have a change in their other allergy responses.
“I noted that OIT was not very effective at inducing
tolerance, although it did have immune effects towards intolerance. So I
thought if we add an immune modifying adjuvant,
such as a probiotic together with the OIT, we might be able to create the right
immune milieu to induce oral tolerance.
The news will be welcomed by those with peanut allergies.
It’s only been warmly received amongst a number of people with an interest in
probiotics, including Happy Kombucha.
Happy Kombucha are a seller of probiotic products in the UK
who often share their thoughts on relevant industry news. They believe the
study highlights the potential of probiotics.
A representative for the company said: “This type of news
shows what probiotic enthusiasts have been saying all along. The health
benefits are great and it seems that with every passing day more and more
studies are showing this. From gut health to helping to curtail allergies,
drinking probiotics has immeasurable benefits which is why so many people in
the UK are jumping on the kefir and kombucha bandwagon at the moment.
“At Happy Kombucha we have a huge selection of healthy foods
and drinks available, including kits so you can make your own probiotics, and
we can’t wait to see what else science has in store for us when it comes to
understanding fermented and probiotic beverages.”
Notes to Editors:
- Happy
Kombucha is a UK-based online seller of health products, including
fermented beverages such as kombucha and kefir. http://happykombucha.co.uk/