According to the World Health Organization probiotics are defined as "Live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host". Due to recent coverage on the health benefits of probiotics many companies have begun to add them to more and more foods but how do you know whether they will help you or not?
During the Children's Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation's (CDHNF) webcast on inflammatory bowel disease I was able to ask the physicians...
What are probiotics, who should take them, and where do you find them? Interest in the reported health benefits of probiotics has grown... Read more »
New Study: There was a new study published in the May 29, 2008 issue of Nature, a science and medicine journal, which may point... Read more »
I have written many article in the past about the use of probiotics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Up to this point there was not a lot of... Read more »
Just about the time we’ve all begun to understand the importance of Probiotics in our diet, a new term has hit the health world –... Read more »
Reprinted with permission from Amy Tenderich of www.diabetesmine.com. From the Who-Knew? File: Here I've been scoffing at these yogurt... Read more »
By Christy Estes, RD, LDDiarrhea or constipation? Are you somewhere in between? If not, you are probably like many Americans who are striving to find... Read more »
According to a new study published in The Journal of Pediatrics, some probiotics may help treat chronic constipation in babies. In the new study,... Read more »
If you want to protect yourself from ulcerative colitis and colon cancer, scientists in Sweden say eating blueberries and adding probiotics to your... Read more »
Pregnant women who take probiotics starting early in pregnancy do not develop as much belly fat after giving birth, a study has found. Researchers... Read more »
Researchers say that probiotics may ease the pain, diarrhea, and constipation suffered by patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Scientists at... Read more »
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