Be skeptical of claims about probiotics and prebiotics
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 02:30
in Health & Medicine
Proof of the efficacy of how the bacteria aid digestive health is often sketchy. Jamie Lee Curtis promises in TV adds that bacteria-laced Dannon yogurt will improve colon regularity. Other companies sell little pills full of living microbes and even supplements promising to feed those microbes what they most like to eat. Probiotics and prebiotics — from bacteria-infused beverages to microbe-filled chocolates —...
