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Ruth...here is the registered dietician on my PD list who answers questions or comments on various things....below she responds to the yogurt email I just sent to you... where there is >>> that is the original comment and just below that comment is Kathrynne's response...Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD" < To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 8:12 AM Subject: Re: Yogourt Myth or medical fact? > Anne Rutherford wrote: > > The antibiotic destroys the bacteria that are making you sick, but it > > also does a > > number on the 'good' bacteria in your digestive system. Without the > > 'good' bacteria > > your digestive system is less effective, > > your recovery takes longer and you are likely to get sick again. > > Yes, that's 100% true -- although antibiotics may be necessary to fight > some kinds of bacterial infections, they also destroy all the "friendly > flora" throughout the rest of our systems. > > > So you eat yogourt-------- but not the regular kind because it doesn't > > have the > > right bacteria. > > Well, yogurt with active Lactobacillus Acidophilus cultures is needed. > In the U.S. we have a brand "Stonyfield" that is considered especially > good. But you just need to check the label to be sure the active culture > is present. > > > To put it bluntly "Am I talking through my hat?" > > Are there any studies by reputable scientists ? (not dairy farmers) > > Yes, there is quite a lot of interest in, and research on, yogurt, for a > variety of health benefits: > > Goldin BR. Health benefits of probiotics. Br J Nutr 1998 > Oct;80(4):S203-7 > > Hatakka K, Savilahti E, Ponka A, Meurman JH, Poussa T, Nase > L, Saxelin M, Korpela R. Effect of long term consumption of probiotic > milk on infection in children attending day care centres: double > blind, randomised trial. BMJ 2001;322:1-5. Full text free online at > http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/322/7298/1327 > > Bernet MF, Brassart D, Neeser JR, Servin AL. Lactobacillus acidophilus > LA-1binds to cultured human intestinal cell lines and inhibits cell > attachment and cell invasion by enterovirulent bacteria. Gut 1994; > 35:483-489. > ` Hilton HD, Isenberg P, et al. Ingestion of yogurt containing > Lactobacillus > acidophilus is prophylaxis for candidal vaginitis. Ann. Int. Medicine > 1992;116: 353-357. > ` Pedrosa MC, Golner BB, Goldin BR, et al. Survival of yogurt-containing > organisms and Lactobacillus gasseri (ADH) and their effect on bacterial > enzyme activity in the gastrointestinal tract of healthy and > hypochlorhyic > elderly subjects. Am J Clin Nutr 1995;61:353-359. > ` Roberfroid MG, Bornet F, Bouley C, Cummings JH. Colonic microflora: > nutrition and health. Nutr Rev 1995;53:127-130. > ` Schiffrin EJ, Rochat F, Link-Amster H, et al. Immunomodulation of > human > blood cells following the ingestion of lactic acid bacteria. J Dairy Sci > 1995;78:491-497. > ` Shalev E, Battino S, Weiner E, et al. Ingestion of yogurt containing > Lactobacillus acidophilus compared with pasteurized yogurt as > prophylaxis for > recurrent candidial vaginitis and bacterial vaginosis. Arch Fam Med > 1996;5:593-596. > > Best regards, > Kathrynne > > > > > > -- > Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD > Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" > "Constipation and Parkinson's" -- audiocassette & guidebook > "Guidelines for Medical Nutrition Therapy for Parkinson's > disease" & Risk Assessment Tools > "Risk for malnutrition and bone fracture in Parkinson's > disease," J Nutr Elderly. V18:3;1999. > http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn