Products With Good Bacteria Get Popular

December 9th, 2007 in Medicine & Health / Health
Products With Good Bacteria Get Popular (AP)

This undated photo released and color enhanced by the Rowett Research Institute in Scotland shows Lactobacillus bacteria observed in a scanning electron microscope. Billions of "friendly" bacteria called probiotics, like these Lactobacillus bugs, are being put in commercial foods including yogurts, cheeses, baby formula and even chocolate. It's part of a growing trend of foods claiming to enhance health. (AP Photo/Rowett Research Institute)

(AP) -- Bugs in baby food? Microbes in your milkshake? Relax, this is not the latest tainted food scare - it's a growing trend in foods designed to boost health, not make you sick.

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