Prebiotic supplementation does not affect reading and cognitive performance in children: A randomised placebo-controlled study. (January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Capitão, Liliana P; Baião, Rita; Baek, Hee K; Kappelmann, Nils; Sharman, Rachel; Harvey, Christopher-James; Montgomery, Paul; Burnet, Philip WJ
• Is Part Of: Journal of psychopharmacology. Volume 34:Number 1(2020)
• Page Start: 148
• Page End: 152
• Publication Date: 2020-01
• Subjects: Galacto-oligosaccharides -- cognition -- behaviour -- actigraphy -- sleep -- cortisol; Psychopharmacology -- Periodicals; 615.78
• DOI: 10.1177/0269881119862534
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0269-8811

Abstract

Based on the emerging interest in the effects of gut microbiota on cognition, this proof-of-concept study assessed how children aged 7 to 9 with low reading scores responded to the ingestion of a 3-month prebiotic supplement versus a placebo. As a secondary aim, the effects of the prebiotic on cognition, sleep, behaviour, mood, anxiety, and cortisol were assessed. In this sample, the prebiotic did not affect any of the outcome measures.