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Microbes can have a major impact on a person’s digestive tract.

Choose a current research article discusses the potential health effects of probiotics in a person’s diet.

To locate articles, you may use https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/Links to an external site. or LIRN LibraryLinks to an external site..

• Share your article’s findings with the class.
• Include whether or not your article supports the use of probiotics or was against the use of probiotics.
• Share whether or not you agree with the findings from the article.  Explain your answer.

Discussion Expectations:  

The minimum requirements for class discussions are to respond directly to the discussion prompt and to respond to at least two other posts, by other students or the instructor, by the end of the week. The discussion will close on the due date and will NOT be reopened for a late submission.

Submit one main post responding directly to each part of the discussion prompt by Thursday at 11:59 PM ET. This should be a substantive response (between 75 -150 words minimum) to the topic(s) in your own words, referencing (using APA format) what you have discovered in your required reading and other learning activities.  You may use resources in addition to your textbook that supports your post(s); however, you must mention the source(s) that you used in your post(s) using APA format in-text citations and reference lists. You can review APA formatting here: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.htmlLinks to an external site.

Reply to at least two posts (at least 50 words in length each) by Sunday at 11:59 PM ET. Responses can be made to students or to your instructor.

Responses to other individuals’ posts should:

• Expand on their ideas.
• Discuss the differences between your thoughts and theirs.
• Explain why you agree or disagree.
• Always remain respectful.

SOLUTION

The article by Weng and colleagues (2021) aims to investigate the potential health effects of probiotics in preventing antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) and Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) among hospitalized patients. The study included 34 randomized controlled trials involving a total of 6,181 participants. The authors found that probiotics were effective in reducing the risk of AAD by 52% and CDI by 66% among hospitalized patients.