Probiotics may not always be a silver bullet for better health

Tuesday, March 14, 2017 - 20:31 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have investigated the impact of probiotics on gut health and cognitive function. In rats fed on 'junk' diets, the probiotic medicine was able to significantly impact microbial composition in the gut and prevent memory loss. But for rats on a healthy diet, the probiotic did little to influence microbial composition and actually impaired memory function.

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