Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 > yogurt cultures > > >this came through on the celiac list - any thoughts? > >Dr. Rubin mentions that most commercial yogurts have a strain of >culture that is harmful for people with any autoimmune diseases. I thought >“surely not!” (I believe the strain is s. themophilus but I’ve loaned out >my book.) I have found that if I allow my celiac kids to have yogurt on a >daily basis, it does cause problems) > >-katja > It's *Jordan* Rubin (GOL guy) and yes the strain is S. thermophilus. I think I'd read elsewhere that this strain can cause problems for folks with autoimmune diseases, but it's just a vague memory and I don't recall where I read it. I *think* it's not an indigenous strain to yogurt, but added. I'm not certain about that though. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful! Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine http://www.westonaprice.org ---------------------------- “The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times.” -- Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher. The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics <http://www.thincs.org> ---------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 For yogurt to be labeled as yogurt in the US it must contain I *think* it's not an indigenous strain to yogurt, but added. I'm > not certain about that though. > > > It is, Streptococcus thermophilus is found historically in yogurt. The two bacteria required in a cultured milk product to be able to label it as yogurt in the US are Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus. http://www.cascadefresh.com/cultures.html Regards, Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 >this came through on the celiac list - any thoughts? > >Dr. Rubin mentions that most commercial yogurts have a strain of >culture that is harmful for people with any autoimmune diseases. I thought >“surely not!” (I believe the strain is s. themophilus but I’ve loaned out >my book.) I have found that if I allow my celiac kids to have yogurt on a >daily basis, it does cause problems) > >-katja I don't know exactly what it is, but just about anything commercial seems to cause problems, IMO. Things I cook (or ferment) at home don't. Commercial yogurts also have thickeners and other stuff, it's hard to figure out what is causing what. A lot of stuff is " not recommended " for celiacs because it is harder on the gut (like Canola oil) even though it is technically GF -- a bacteria might fall into that category. A lot of commercial yogurt has dead bacteria though. -- Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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