Study on Probiotics

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land researchers to examine claims of probiotics

Researchers ask do products live up to their claims

http://tinyurl.com/25m5stl

This article raises a number of questions. On the surface it proposes to

protect the public but that's not what usually happens when our government

is involved. It sounds like the research will be used to discredit

probiotics.

" ..researchers at the University of land say it's time to take a step

back and examine whether probiotics are worthy of the hype - and if they're

not, to consider tougher regulation. With funding from the National

Institutes of

<http://www.baltimoresun.com/topic/health/health-organizations/national-inst

itutes-of-health-ORGOV0000101.topic> Health, researchers at the

university's law and medical schools are leading a team of attorneys,

scientists and industry experts for a three-year investigation into the

health claims of probiotics. "