What is Bifidus Regularis? » probiotics http://whatisbifidusregularis.org Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:48:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 BBC Radio 4 Food Programme on legislation for health claims for foods http://whatisbifidusregularis.org/2010/03/23/bbc-radio-4-food-programme-on-legislation-for-health-claims-for-foods/ http://whatisbifidusregularis.org/2010/03/23/bbc-radio-4-food-programme-on-legislation-for-health-claims-for-foods/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:40:11 +0000 admin http://whatisbifidusregularis.org/?p=121 The Food Programme looks at new legislation controlling how food companies can make health claims for their products. There’s a segment in there about a research group who look at prebiotics and probiotics, particularly yoghurts, which is funded by the food industry. Note how, when he talks about the benefits of strains of bifidus, the…

]]> The Food Programme looks at new legislation controlling how food companies can make health claims for their products. There’s a segment in there about a research group who look at prebiotics and probiotics, particularly yoghurts, which is funded by the food industry. Note how, when he talks about the benefits of strains of bifidus, the researcher almost exlcusively talks about prebiotics, not probiotics.

The Food Programme – Beetroot and Health Legislation

What are prebiotics?  Find out on the probiotics, prebiotics and intestinal flora page.

]]> http://whatisbifidusregularis.org/2010/03/23/bbc-radio-4-food-programme-on-legislation-for-health-claims-for-foods/feed/ 0 New York Times – certain probiotics can reduce diarrohea http://whatisbifidusregularis.org/2009/11/19/new-york-times-certain-probiotics-can-reduce-diarrohea/ http://whatisbifidusregularis.org/2009/11/19/new-york-times-certain-probiotics-can-reduce-diarrohea/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:48:42 +0000 admin http://whatisbifidusregularis.org/?p=99 Funny that this article suggests that some probiotics can prevent diarrhoea, when the advertising seems to hint much more at alleviating “bloating” – which implies constipation rather than diarrhoea…

Read the full article : Probiotics: Looking Underneath the Yogurt Label

]]> Funny that this article suggests that some probiotics can prevent diarrhoea, when the advertising seems to hint much more at alleviating “bloating” – which implies constipation rather than diarrhoea…

Read the full article : Probiotics: Looking Underneath the Yogurt Label

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