probiotic
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This fiber also provides prebiotics, which fuel your body’s probiotics and help these friendly bacteria survive and thrive. — Jaclyn London, Ms, Rd, Cdn, Good Housekeeping, "Is Oat Milk Healthy? Here's What You Need to Know, According to a Nutritionist," 11 Apr. 2019 The stinky findings are not shocking given past disappointing and inconclusive data on probiotics. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Probiotics: If you don’t just poop them out, they may muck up your guts," 8 Sep. 2018 Some orthorexics begin taking large amounts of supplements, powders, and probiotics to make their food even more nutrient-dense; others stop going out socially. — Jancee Dunn, Vogue, "Is Othorexia the Eating Disorder for the Digital Age?," 14 Dec. 2018 Even beauty brands will be jumping on the trend by incorporating probiotics into things like lotion and sunscreen. — Audrey Bruno, SELF, "12 Health Food Trends to Be on the Lookout for in 2019," 11 Dec. 2018 In a nutshell, prebiotics serve as food for probiotics, and help those beneficial microbes flourish. — Health.com, "6 Health Benefits of Onions," 22 June 2018 This cleanser relies on those silver ions, a gentle acid complex, and probiotics to dissolve all of the gunk and grime without disrupting your skin’s delicate oil balance. — Megan Mcintyre, Glamour, "This Face Wash Is the Only Thing That Helped My Acne," 29 Aug. 2018 Sauerkraut is full of probiotics, which some research has shown can help improve gut health. — Audrey Bruno, SELF, "Here's How to Make Sauerkraut," 30 Oct. 2018 One of the fastest-growing new areas are fermented drinks like kombucha, a tea containing probiotics that advocates say help with digestion and gut health. — Patrick Mcgroarty, WSJ, "Dull Skin? Restless Sleep? There’s a Drink for That," 28 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'probiotic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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