Dairy Foods and Probiotics: A Perfect Opportunity.

The article presents information on the dairy foods and probiotics. Dairy foods are being recognized as powerful products to assist today's consumer in his or her pursuit of health and wellness. Cultured dairy products, in particular, are becoming increasingly popular. The link between dairy and probiotics can be traced back more than 2,000 years to a time when people consumed large amounts of lactic acid--fermented milk products such as kefir and yogurt. More recently, researchers correlated consumption of lactic acid bacteria-fermented dairy foods with longevity and health. "Probiotic bacteria have a long history with dairy products. Some of the same bacteria those are associated with fermented dairy products also make their homes in different sites on the human body.