Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	23608
Country	United States

Received	2015-12-05 09:16
Peer-Review Started	2015-12-07 10:21
To Make the First Decision	2016-01-28 15:05
Return for Revision	2016-01-29 17:59
Revised	2016-02-09 22:16
Second Decision	2016-02-23 09:30
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2016-02-23 16:12
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-03-02 10:34
Articles in Press	2016-03-02 10:34
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Typeset the Manuscript	2016-05-11 14:29
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-05-30 17:40

ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Meta-Analysis
Article Title	Contemporary meta-analysis of short-term probiotic consumption on gastrointestinal transit
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Larry E Miller, Angela K Zimmermann and Arthur C Ouwehand
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Danisco Sweeteners
Corresponding Author	Larry E Miller, PhD, Miller Scientific Consulting, Inc., 1854 Hendersonville Road, 231, Asheville, NC 28803, United States. larry@millerscientific.com
Key Words	Constipation; Gastrointestinal; Intestinal transit time; Meta-analysis; Probiotics
Core Tip	We performed a contemporary systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to determine the effects of short-term probiotic supplementation on transit time in adults. Probiotic supplementation is moderately efficacious for reducing intestinal transit time in adults. Probiotics were most efficacious in constipated subjects, when evaluated in high-quality studies, and with certain probiotic strains.
Publish Date	2016-05-30 17:40
Citation	Miller LE, Zimmermann AK, Ouwehand AC. Contemporary meta-analysis of short-term probiotic consumption on gastrointestinal transit. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(21): 5122-5131
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i21/5122.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i21.5122

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