QUOTES
What the experts say.
"Evidence from clinical research demonstrates that adding 'good' bacteria to the diet promotes a healthy digestive and immune system." — DR. ALLAN WALKER PROFESSOR OF NUTRITION AND PEDIATRICS, HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
"Compelling new studies are showing how probiotics can help keep healthy people healthy. One study showed a decreased incidence of common infectious diseases among kids in day care." — DR. MARY ELLEN SANDERS PROBIOTICS SPECIALIST
"Inflammatory bowel disease is a condition that affects approximately one million adults and 150,000 children in the U.S. Emerging studies are showing promise in children and will continue to help determine how we can be using probiotics practically for such serious conditions." — DR. STEFANO GUANDALINI PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CELIAC DISEASE CENTER
"The idea is that taking in certain probiotics on a regular basis might positively change the bacterial populations in the gut in older people." — DR. SIMIN MEYDANI ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, JEAN MAYER USDA HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER ON AGING, TUFTS UNIVERSITY
"Friendly bacteria are vital to proper development of the immune system, to protection against microorganisms that could cause disease, and to the digestion and absorption of food and nutrients." — NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
"Taking probiotics is a habit that can really benefit the digestive system, which is intricately connected to our overall health." — DR. MICHAEL F. ROIZEN NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, CHIEF WELLNESS OFFICER, CLEVELAND CLINIC
"With the level of evidence that probiotics work and the large safety margins for them, we see no good reason not to prescribe robiotics when prescribing antibiotics." — DR. BENJAMIN KLIGER ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL FAMILY AND SOCIAL MEDICINE, ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
"Live micro-organisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host." — WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DEFINITION OF PROBIOTICS
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