Why choose fermented/probiotic milk products such as yogurt?
Probiotic foods contain healthy living bacteria. Eating such foods can help re-establish a healthy bacteria balance in the digestive tract that may have been disrupted by poor diet or medications. Research has shown that the healthful bacteria in yogurt may provide many benefits, such as: • Offering a safe and effective means of treating acute infectious diarrhea in children • Preventing antibiotic-associated diarrhea • Protecting against tumor formation in the colon • Reducing intestinal transit time which helps prevent constipation • Improving the digestion of lactose in persons with lactose intolerance • Enhancing gut and systemic immune function by increasing IgA antibody production • Preventing allergic reactions by reducing hypersensitivity reactions • Helps reduce symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) such as Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis • Increasing HDL (good) cholesterol and decreasing the ratio of LDL (bad) to HDL cholesterol with long-term, daily intake of yogurt; t
