My Probiotic has fructose?:-(

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ok...my probiotic has fructose...should I take it or not?

if NOT...where can I get a source that guarentees live delivery to

the intestine? ( Shaklee has a patent on their delivery system, and

guarentees it...that's why I like their products)

~Amy~

Thanks :-)

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Amy;

My perspective on it is that a small percentage of fructose isn't too

bad, but you have to weigh it like this:

The bowel bacteria you already have far outweigh the numbers you are

taking in the probiotic. So looking at the numbers alone, the fructose

will be used mainly by the most plentiful bacteria or yeasts.

In a live delivery system with a pure culture, perhaps the fructose in it

is only sufficient to keep the probiotic alive. What percent is fructose

would be my next question.

Native inulin can have up to 8% sugar, and FOS contains more. In the long

term they'll work OK to encourage bowel bacteria, but in the short term

you can expect side effects.

Duncan Crow

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> ok...my probiotic has fructose...should I take it or not?

> if NOT...where can I get a source that guarentees live delivery to

> the intestine? ( Shaklee has a patent on their delivery system, and

> guarentees it...that's why I like their products)