Eirik Garnås's research while affiliated with University of Oslo and other places

Publications (3)

Article
Evolutionary biology informs us that the living world is a product of evolution, guided by the Darwinian mechanism of natural selection. This recognition has been fruitfully employed to a number of issues in health and nutrition sciences; however, it has not been incorporated into education. Nutrition and dietetics students generally learn very lit...
Article
Lacto-fermented sauerkraut contains a natural variety of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and has not previously been studied in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients. The present study investigated the effect of a daily lacto-fermented sauerkraut supplement in relation to IBS patients’ gastrointestinal symptoms and gut microbiota (GM)...

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... Lactic acid bacteria enable a low pH of the final product, which makes it more resistant to pathogenic bacteria [89]. Sauerkraut contains numerous microorganisms such as Lacticaseibacillus casei, Lactobacillus delbrueckii, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Lactobacillus curvatus, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum, Levilactobacillus brevis, Weissella confusa, and Lactococcus lactis [90][91][92]. Spontaneously fermented cabbage also differs in the microbial composition, as Firmicutes type was shown to increase the most, while Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria, and Cyanobacteria decreased [93]. Another important strain commonly found in sauerkraut is Lacticaseibacillus paracasei HD1.7, which produces a broad-spectrum bacteriocin [89]. ...