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Why Is Nutrition Important?

Messages about nutrition and the latest diets are everywhere. With all the attention devoted to discussing nutrition, it seems like it must be pretty important.

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Probiotics for Weight Loss

“Live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host” is a commonly agreed upon definition for probiotics. Probiotics have

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Do Probiotics Help Lower Cholesterol?

Medically Reviewed by: Chris Duncombe, M.D. You may be familiar with the use of probiotics for enhancing gut health. However, what you may not know

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Basic Nutrition

Imagine you’re at the grocery store. You pick up an item and flip it over. What does all of that information on the label mean?

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Bifidobacterium Longum: A Probiotic Bacteria

Bifidobacterium longum is a rod-shaped, Gram-positive, anaerboic bacterium strain in the Bifidobacterium genus of the phylum Actinobacteria (1,2). Bifidobacteria are prokaryotes, which mean that they

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Capsules vs Yogurts

How do probiotic yogurts measure up against probiotic capsules? Yogurt probiotics were the original source of probiotics to be studied scientifically. It was the finding