Probiotic milk
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Lactobacillus GG "may reduce respiratory infections and their severity among children in day care," Finnish researchers report in June 2 British Medical Journal. Katja Hatakka, Valio Research & Development, et al., found probiotic milk led to 17% relative reduction in number of children suffering from respiratory infections and 19% reduction in antibiotic treatments for respiratory infections; no difference in diarrhea occurrence was noted. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study included 571 healthy children, ages one to six, who were given either plain milk or milk with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG three times/day, five days/week for seven winter months
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