Probiotics is a term for a culture of live bacteria or other microorganisms in a food

product or supplement.

Sold with the promise that it will do your body some good.

Sounds reasonable, so many of us just accept this without any critique or question.

But what is the true state of the evidence that probiotics do your body any real good

at all?

That's coming up right now.

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Probiotics, Fact, and Fiction.

Probiotics is a word you've probably heard at least 10,000 times over the span of your

life.

You've heard that it's something you need.

You've heard that it will make your body healthier than healthy.

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