Low microbial diversity in the gut is associated with disease and poor health. One way to bolster the diversity of the gut is to consume fermented foods, including dairy foods that contain probiotics.
In our February column we discussed the importance of digestive health as the basis of all good nutrition and the role ice cream products could play in terms of providing probiotic (consumption of “live and active beneficial” bacteria) and/or probiotic friendly (that is, prebiotic) mix ingredients. We reviewed delivery of probiotics via active culturing and/or cold inoculation.
