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FEATURE: Yakult drink could help reduce India's child deaths
Sunday, November 07, 2010 10:57 PM
TOKYO, Nov. 7, 2010 (Kyodo News International) -- India, a country now most often drawing attention as one of the largest emerging markets in the world, is still combating a high rate of child mortality, with about 1.83 million children under the age of five dying each year.
Amid efforts to reduce the deaths, a recent study has found that ''Yakult,'' a probiotic fermented milk drink made by Japanese beverage maker Yakult Honsha Co., could help prevent children from developing diarrhea, which is said to cause about 13 percent of child deaths in India.
According to the joint research conducted by Yakult Honsha and India's National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, the incidence of diarrhea fell by 14 percent in children who were given the Yakult drink daily for about three months compared with a placebo control group.
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
Why probiotic drinks may not improve your health: Watchdog rules that yoghurts do not keep their promises
Empty promise: Companies such as Yakult have been ordered to withdraw claims that their drinks have certain health benefits
They claim to boost your immune system and help digestion.
But probiotic yoghurt drinks and supplements don?t live up to their promises, according to an EU watchdog.
It concluded there is no scientific proof that products such as Yakult have any health benefits at all.
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Sunday, November 07, 2010 10:57 PM
TOKYO, Nov. 7, 2010 (Kyodo News International) -- India, a country now most often drawing attention as one of the largest emerging markets in the world, is still combating a high rate of child mortality, with about 1.83 million children under the age of five dying each year.
Amid efforts to reduce the deaths, a recent study has found that ''Yakult,'' a probiotic fermented milk drink made by Japanese beverage maker Yakult Honsha Co., could help prevent children from developing diarrhea, which is said to cause about 13 percent of child deaths in India.
According to the joint research conducted by Yakult Honsha and India's National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, the incidence of diarrhea fell by 14 percent in children who were given the Yakult drink daily for about three months compared with a placebo control group.
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
Why probiotic drinks may not improve your health: Watchdog rules that yoghurts do not keep their promises
Empty promise: Companies such as Yakult have been ordered to withdraw claims that their drinks have certain health benefits
They claim to boost your immune system and help digestion.
But probiotic yoghurt drinks and supplements don?t live up to their promises, according to an EU watchdog.
It concluded there is no scientific proof that products such as Yakult have any health benefits at all.
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