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probiotic 1. a harmless bacterium that helps to protect the body from harmful bacteria 2. a substance that encourages the growth of natural healthy bacteria in the gut How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| We believe that there might be value in adding certain living, non-disease-causing bacteria and other microbes to our diets," says Mary Ellen Sanders, president of the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics. Three days later, I was on probiotics, magnesium, and vitamin D. But a review last year concluded that there isn't sufficient evidence for the routine use of probiotics to prevent or treat C. |
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