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(Healthy Yogurt?)

Healthy Yogurt?

(A:Ross, you are studying pharmacy, right? I have a question.)

A:Ross, you are studying pharmacy, right? I have a question.

(Recently, eating yogurt become quite trendy among consumers.)

Recently, eating yogurt become quite trendy among consumers.

(Some companies advertise that their yogurts endow you with more vitality and help you with your digestion.)

Some companies advertise that their yogurts endow you with more vitality and help you with your digestion.

(Are these claims true?)

Are these claims true?

(B:Actually, the evidence is a bit contradictory. Some experts are saying these companies are exaggerating)

B:Actually, the evidence is a bit contradictory. Some experts are saying these companies are exaggerating

(and that is difficult to find any tangible evidence that yogurt makes you healthier.)

and that is difficult to find any tangible evidence that yogurt makes you healthier.

(A:So it's really a lot of fuss about nothing, then?)

A:So it's really a lot of fuss about nothing, then?

(B:One recent study has shown that yogurt can help old people who take antibiotics.)

B:One recent study has shown that yogurt can help old people who take antibiotics.

(One of the attendant hazards of taking antibiotics is that it can cause an upset stomach.)

One of the attendant hazards of taking antibiotics is that it can cause an upset stomach.

(This is because antibiotics have a very drastic effect,)

This is because antibiotics have a very drastic effect,

(destroying good as well as harmful bacteria in the stomach.)

destroying good as well as harmful bacteria in the stomach.

(A:What does this have to do with yogurt?)

A:What does this have to do with yogurt?

(B:Some researchers showed that eating yogurt can replace the good bacteria destroyed by antibiotics.)

B:Some researchers showed that eating yogurt can replace the good bacteria destroyed by antibiotics.

(Moreover, as a form of treatment, it is relatively inexpensive.)

Moreover, as a form of treatment, it is relatively inexpensive.

(A:So it is good for you?)

A:So it is good for you?

(B:It can complement the diet of old people.)

B:It can complement the diet of old people.

(But it is probably irrelevant to healthy young people, who can fight off most illnesses without its help.)

But it is probably irrelevant to healthy young people, who can fight off most illnesses without its help.