Dietary supplement
An oral composition comprising at least one probiotic bacteria selected from the genera: Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium , and Bacillus , and ferric pyrophosphate.
1. A method for treating or reducing an incidence of and/or a severity of at least one condition selected from the group consisting of gestational diabetes, iron deficiency, and anaemia in a female subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the female subject in need thereof a composition comprising ferric pyrophosphate and a probiotic bacteria selected from the genera consisting of: Lactobacillus rhamnosus CGMCC 1.3724 and Bifidobacterium lactis CNCM I-3446, the female subject in need thereof is at least one of pregnant, lactating, or prior to pregnancy, and the ferric pyrophosphate has a particle size distribution D 90 of 200 microns or less.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein composition comprising the ferric pyrophosphate is an emulsion comprising a fatty acid ester.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the ferric pyrophosphate has a particle size distribution D 97 of 25 microns or less.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the probiotic bacteria is Lactobacillus rhamnosus CGMCC 1.3724.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is administered to the female subject during at least one month prior to pregnancy and later for at least one month during pregnancy.