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Article: Is inserting 'friendly' bacteria into food good or bad?
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- December 10, 2007
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CHICAGO - Bugs in baby food? Microbes in your milkshake? Relax,
this is not the latest tainted-food scare - it's a growing trend in
foods designed to boost health, not make you sick.
These products contain probiotics, or "friendly" bacteria similar
to those found in the human digestive system.
There are supplement pills, yogurts, smoothies, snack bars and
cereals, even baby formula and chocolate. Sold by major names like
Dannon and Kraft, they're spreading like germs on grocery store
shelves and in supermarket dairy cases.
They come with vague health claims of "regulating your digestive
health" or "strengthening your body's defenses."
Experts say probiotics are generally safe, and in some ...