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Infant formula study shows why it’s going to be really hard to make health claims stick

On November 17, 2011 By Max Bingham

A large clinical study looking at the prevention of fever episodes by prebiotics (specific ingredients to help selected ‘healthy’ microbes grow in your gut) in infant formula has turned up a negative result. The addition of prebiotics made no difference to the number of episodes of kids getting sick. The obvious [...]

Probiotics: functional but not as we thought

On October 27, 2011 By Max Bingham

Probiotic yoghurts are popular mainly because they come labelled with claims that they are good for you. Whether this is true or not is the focus of a considerable number of studies that are ongoing at the moment. A small study, published yesterday, suggests that the impact of these yoghurt cultures on the [...]

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