益生菌的希望与炒作

Probiotic Hope and Hype Despite their popularity, supplements with billions of “good” microbes help only a few illnesses, research shows BY LYDIA DENWORTH THERE ARE MICROBES living in medicine cabinets across the U.S., next to the aspirin and the Band-Aids. And people want them there. Indeed, consumers probably paid good money for them. But despite this popularity, evidence that probiotics help people is surprisingly limited. Medical organizations such as the American Gastroenterological Asso- ciation (AGA) recommend only a few specific bacterial strains for a few well- defined conditions. …