Do probiotics really do anything?
Do probiotics really do anything? The United States is known for its multitasking at mealtime. While other cultures enjoy long, leisurely meals, Americans head to the lunch meeting, in which a sandwich is accompanied by statistics. At dinner, we find ourselves juggling cell phones, children and the evening news while we eat. It’s no wonder then that Americans find themselves interested in improving their health while they eat their favorite foods. Maybe we buy the juice claiming to have extra vitamins or the snack bar boasting of its full-day supply of fiber. That’s some mighty multitasking — eat some food you were going to eat anyway and get a health benefit. And market research has found that people would rather eat food with something healthy than take another pill, which is why functional foods, or food with an added health benefit, have become big business. Take Activia, a yogurt made by Dannon. In the first year that Ac
