Yogurt, living cultures, and gut health

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Morelli, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOSE; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; PROBIOTICS; STREPTOCOCCUS; YOGURT;

EID: 84898974223     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.113.073072     Document Type: Article

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