ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2016
The Microbiota and Health Promoting Characteristics of the Fermented Beverage Kefir.
Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06695221 (Improving Health Outcomes With Kefir), which is not on this map. Cited by 130 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Improving Health Outcomes With Kefir
Who cites it
130 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 413 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effects ofFrontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of kefir on symptoms, sleep, and gut microbiota in children with ADHD: a randomised controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Effects of Kefir Consumption on Gut Microbiota and Athletic Performance in Professional Female Soccer Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2025Trial
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- Effects of Regular Kefir Consumption on Gut Microbiota in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: A Parallel-Group, Randomized, Controlled Study.Nutrients · 2019Trial
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- Orange Juice as a Substrate for Milk and Water Kefir Grains: Production and Characterization of Novel Kefir-like Beverages.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Multianalytical Characterization of Elderberry (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Bioactive Substances in Sheep's Milk and Related Products as Components of Functional Foods.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Probiotic Yeasts and Bacteria: A Complementary Approach to Gut Health.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Mechanism-First Psychobiotics: Fermented Vegetables, Dairy, and Soy for Depression and Anxiety.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Traditional Fermented Dairy Products as Reservoirs of Bifidobacterium With Probiotic Potential: From Microbial Diversity to Functional Characterization.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2026Review
- Gut microbiome-mediated bioactive ingredients and health benefits of medicinal and edible fermented products: A comprehensive review.Folia microbiologica · 2026Review
- Production and Characterization of Kefir Beverages by Fermentation of Whole Milk with Milk or Water Kefir Grains.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods in Human Nutrition.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Fermentation method outweighs geographic origin in shaping kefir'sFood chemistry: X · 2026Article
- The role and possible mechanism of intestinal fungi in the progression of chronic liver diseases.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2026Review
- Kefir Consumption and Health Effects Based on Human Clinical Trials: An Overview of Literature.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- From Fermentation to Functionality: Lipidomic Characterization and Index-Based Evaluation of Plant-Based Kefir.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Potential use of whey in kefir production: evaluation of fermentation kinetics and microbiota.Food science of animal resources · 2026Article
70 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Kefir is a complex fermented dairy product created through the symbiotic fermentation of milk by lactic acid bacteria and yeasts contained within an exopolysaccharide and protein complex called a kefir grain. As with other fermented dairy products, kefir has been associated with a range of health benefits such as cholesterol metabolism and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition, antimicrobial activity, tumor suppression, increased speed of wound healing, and modulation of the immune system including the alleviation of allergy and asthma. These reports have led to increased interest in kefir as a focus of research and as a potential probiotic-containing product. Here, we review those studies with a particular emphasis on the microbial composition and the health benefits of the product, as well as discussing the further development of kefir as an important probiotic product.
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