Research & Technical Articles Facts & Fallacies About Probiotics Particularly Concerning the Beneficial Aspect of Lactobacillus acidolphilus DDS-1 < continued from previous page Vital Flora Support Links Vital Flora Support Probiotics – Beneficial Bacteria Facts & Fallacies About Probiotics How Much Do I Need? Other Hot Products Chitosan Vital-Zymes Vital Emerald Harvest Vital Super Antioxidant Definition How do I order? Phone 540-286-2400 Internet Secure Online Order Form Research Facts About L. acidophllus At the University of Nebraska research on Lactobacillus acidophilus was started as early as 1925, over 65 years ago. For the past 35 years, scientists headed by the author have worked on L. acidophilus, L. bifidus (now renamed as Bifidobacterium bifidum) and other lactic cultures and have published more than 60 scientific papers on these cultures. They have demonstrated conclusively that there exists considerable differences among different strains of L. acidophilus. In fact, the same strain grown under different conditions would show different properties. They observed that a specially isolated and cultured strain grown under different conditions would show different properties. They observed that a specially isolated and cultured strain of L. acidophilus DDS-1 grown and produced under specific conditions has properties of great significance for digestion and nutrition and for physiological health and disease. The beneficial properties L. acidophilus DDS-1 based on research documented internationally reputable, refereed journals are as follows: Production of enzymes such as proteases which help digest proteins, and lipases, to digest fat 2,3. Production of B vitamins which are biocatalysts in food digestion, particularly folic acid and Bl2 4,5. Improvement of the digestibility of food for animals 6. Production of the natural antibiotic Acidophilin which has been patented, and Bulgarican has been produced from L. bulgaricus 7,8,9. Inhibition of the growth of 23 toxic producing microorganisms 9,10. Certain yogurt cultures (L. bulgaricus and S. thermophilus) appear to possess great potential as Anticarcinogenic and antitumor properties (L bulgaricus and S. thermophilus also have shown these properties.) 11,12. Help in the alleviation of lactose intolerance caused by the deficiency of the enzyme lactase. Such L. acidophilus cultures produce significant quantities of lactase which may help digest lactose more fully and thereby reduce the possibility of bad breath, bloating, gas formation and stomach cramps 13,14. > Facts & Fallacies continued Home | Product Line | Endorsements | FAQs | Research | Order Products VITAL PRODUX™ 44 Mine Rd. Suite 2, PMB 209 Stafford, Virginia  22554  USA 540-286-2400 – FAX: 540-752-4765 E-mail: info@VitalProdux.com Copyright © 1996-2003, VTI, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Text, graphics, and HTML code are protected by US and International Copyright Laws, and may not be copied, reprinted, published, translated, hosted, or otherwise distributed by any means without explicit permission. Vital Produx™ is a trademark of VTI, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.