The increase in salivary cortisol levels, known as the stress hormone, was suppressed.
※When under pressure, more saliva cortisol is secreted.
A total of 140 male and female fourth-year medical students, who were about to take their critical academic exams, were divides into two groups for comparison by researchers, eight weeks before their exams. One groups of participants consumed a 100ml beverage containing 100 billion Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota daily. In contrast, the other group consumed a placebo beverage that did not contain the LcS.
M. Takada et al. Probiotic Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota relieves stress-associated symptoms by modulating the gut–brain interaction in human and animal models. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 2016, 28, 1027-1036.