The strain is claimed to exert stress-mitigating and immunostimulating properties, due to interactions with the intestinal immune system. The effect was also shown in athletes who took this drink and alpha lactalbumin.
Meiji press release, March 27, 2013. Lectures 2A22a06 and 2A22a07 at JSBBA meeting in Sendai, March 25
Meiji introduces Lactobacillus gasseri as MG28 antistress Health Drink