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Yoghurt as a probiotic is bad simply because it doesn't contain the right mix of gut bacteria. Typically it's a lactobacillus strain, which is present in our g
by giarc 10y ago
Yoghurt as a probiotic is bad simply because it doesn't contain the right mix of gut bacteria. Typically it's a lactobacillus strain, which is present in our gut, but it's only 1 of millions of strains.
- athenot 10y agoIt's not bad, it's insufficient. But in the stomach, it is my understanding that the bacteria in yogurt can help process the sugars in milk, thus avoiding an excess of sugars in the gut, which might upset the balance of the intestinal flora. http://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/05/garden/personal-health-enzyme-deficiency-is-the-reason-many-can-t-digest-milk.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/05/garden/personal-health-enz...