Yogurt: bacteria to basics. (yogurt may help prevent or treat certain health problems)

From: Nutrition Action Healthletter | Date: September 1, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

Preliminary studies indicate that the bacterium Lactobacillus acidophilus in yogurt may reduce the risk of breast cancer, treat vaginal yeast infections and lower cholesterol levels. The most beneficial yogurts are those that contain live or active cultures.

Cancer, high cholesterol, diarrhea, infections. You name it, somebody says that yogurt can prevent or cure it.

Is there anything to yogurt's reputation? There sure is. But that's the easy part. Making sure that your yogurt can do what the yogurt used by researchers does is another story.

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