Researchers Call for Probiotics Long-Term Safety to Be Revised

Researchers Call for Probiotics Long-Term Safety to Be Revised
A woman shops for yogurt, a food commonly associated with good gut bacteria known as probiotics. Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images
Irina Antonova
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New scientific evidence shows probiotics’ long-term safety needs to be looked at more closely after the good bacteria were newly assessed by a group of experts in food science, microbiology and other related medical fields.

Their goal was to find out discover how safe probiotics are given that they are increasingly being used not only by patients but by healthy consumers as food and dietary supplements.

Irina Antonova
Irina Antonova
M.S., Ph.D.
Irina Antonova holds a M.S. in Genetics (from Bulgaria) and Ph.D. in Biotechnology (from Australia). Throughout her career, Irina worked as a scientist in academia and the industry, as well as teaching at universities. She enjoys learning about the mysteries of mind, body, life, and the universe.
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