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Probiotic Formulas Fight Diarrhea in Infants

  • January 13, 2005

In a study comparing various formulas, those supplemented with probiotics -- specifically Lactobacillus reuteri (L reuteri) and Bifidobacterium lactis (B lactis) -- lowered the duration and incidence of diarrhea in babies who attended 14 daycare centers in Israel. Doctors randomly tested formulas supplemented with Lactobacillus reuteri, Bifidobacterium lactis or no probiotics on some 200 healthy Israeli babies. Generally, infants who were given probiotics in their formulas had fewer...
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