What Is Probiotic Good For?

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If you want to protect yourself from ulcerative colitis and colon cancer, scientists in Sweden say eating blueberries and adding probiotics to your diet are good ways to do it. In a new study, the research team found that probiotics helped to reduce the levels of inflammation-inducing bacteria in the intestinal tract and helped protect the liver. And when blueberries were consumed with probiotics, blood levels of butyric acid and propionic acid increased in the blood. These two acids have been...

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