During research refeeding diets that contained fresh monofloral bee pollen improved muscle mass and metabolism in old, undernourished rats.

Bee bread is characterized by multiple pharmacological properties, proven in vitro and Vivo. Thus, it can be stated that bee bread offers a wide field for exploiting its benefits in the food and pharmaceutical industries.

Bacteria of the genus Bacillus have been identified as an essential component of mature and stored BB and dried BP. Moreover, the study's outcomes revealed that BP and BB could be considered potential sources of bacteria-producing antimicrobial agents and/or enzymes of particular industrial importance.

The in vitro digestion results showed that the bioactive compounds in bee pollen and bee bread generally tended to decrease throughout digestion, with some exceptions.

Treatment with bee bread upregulated testicular antioxidant enzymes, downregulated inflammation and apoptosis, increased proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) immunoexpression and improved lactate transport.

A study provided evidence that honey and bee pollen may improve the menopausal symptoms of breast cancer patients on antihormonal treatment.