Probiotics: how each fared and what they contain

As a study suggests that probiotic drinks and supplements are likely to have no health benefits, we list the probiotics under scrutiny and the "good bacteria" they contain.

Scientists at University College London put eight probiotic products through three tests and found only one passed all of them.

Here we list the products which were tested and the "good bacteria" they contain.

Probiotic tablets and capsules contain freeze-dried bacteria, which reactivate in the body. Dairy formulations often consist of single strains of live bacteria.

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Eddie