> So basically the probiotics had nothing to do with it, and it was actually the dairy product? No. The dairy had some effect in one of the tests (but not on t

> So basically the probiotics had nothing to do with it, and it was actually the dairy product? No. The dairy had some effect in one of the tests (but not on the others), and the probiotics added to that. That's the very point of having a dairy control group: exclude that the effect is solely due to taking dairy. Had the results been equivalent in both groups, your conclusion would be correct.