Do foods with added probiotics have active, living microorganisms?
Some probiotics are active and some are inactive in food products. Non-active probiotic bacteria are manufactured as dried bacteria that are stable and dormant. They will grow only when they reach the moist environment in the body. On the other hand, active probiotic bacteria are cultured in some food products such as yogurt. What are the benefits of consuming probiotics? Benefits of consuming probiotics are: • Reduce allergy conditions Exposing children to microbes before 6 years old may help the immune system tolerate allergens in later life. • Reduce cancer risk Rats fed fermented milk have a lower incidence of chemically induced tumors. One human study demonstrated that the group with bladder cancer consuming a probiotic had a longer recurrence-free period than the control bladder cancer group. • Reduce diarrhea incidence A paper in a 2002 Journal of Pediatrics concluded that Lactobacillus is safe and effective as a treatment for children with acute infectious diarrhea. • Reduces t
