Word: lactobacillus
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...idea that adding bacteria to the diet could boost health came from the Russian physiologist and 1908 Nobel Prize winner Elie Metchnikoff. He believed that long-lived Bulgarians were benefiting from bugs in their fermented dairy foods. The most common probiotics are strains of Lactobacillus, used as starter cultures in yogurts, or Bifidobacterium, found from infancy in the gut and believed to improve immunity...
...doubt you try not to think about that as you dig into a cup of the stuff. Yes, they're supposed to be good bacteria, ones that not only don't make you sick but actually improve your health. Still, a spoonful of critters with unlovely names like Lactobacillus reuteri, Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Bifidus regularis will never sound like a palate pleaser to even the most dedicated health...
PROBIOTIC BACTERIA [This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] Name What it's said to do Foods that may contain it Bifidus regularis Regulates the movement of food through the digestive tract Yogurt Lactobacillus casei Inhibits the growth of harmful bacteria; boosts immunity Cottage cheese Lactobacillus acidophilus Aids digestion; diminishes effects of bad bacteria in the intestines Cereal...
...breakout hit in a country where people don't eat that much yogurt and are more accustomed to treating health problems by popping a pill than changing their diet. Actimel, sold in the U.S. as DanActive, which claims to strengthen the body's natural defense system with Lactobacillus casei, has sales of more than $1.4 billion...
...inspire children to plead with their mothers at the supermarket. Nor did it get much closer to American mouths than arm's length, from which those mothers could read the list of ingredients to be reminded that yogurt is animated by at least two types of live bacteria: Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus. Pudding, anyone? Aisle...