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Re:Probiotics labelled 'quite useless' by NikolaNovak on Thursday September 06, 2018 @01:39PM (#17927890)
In Canada at least,probiotics are largely bought of the shelf by healthy people.

Last week I accidentally bought a bottle of water from seven eleven,which turned out to have probiotics added. Cost the same as regular water too...

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Re:Probiotics labelled 'quite useless' by WalterSear on Thursday September 06, 2018 @03:23PM (#17928847)
IME, most things in 7-11 have probiotics added.
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Re:Probiotics labelled 'quite useless' by genomer on Thursday September 06, 2018 @02:15PM (#17928183)
I was surprised by a probiotic addition the other day as well. It was added to a vegan protein powder I bought off the shelf.
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Re:Probiotics labelled 'quite useless' by bena on Thursday September 06, 2018 @03:01PM (#17928673)
Do you think it's really an addition or something that was in there already they could market as a probiotic?

Like how a lot of things became "gluten free" despite not containing gluten to begin with.

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Re:Probiotics labelled 'quite useless' by joshuagross on Thursday September 06, 2018 @03:44PM (#17929015)
Gluten free also refers to processing. If something is made in the same facility / alongside a product with gluten it’s a serious problem with people with Celiac.
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