Then, left click to open the file in the browser via the Acrobat Reader plugin or right click the icon to download the files: Dom's Kefir In-Site
Great FAQ for just about all you ever wanted to know about making Kefir.
Greg's Kefir FAQS
Another great source of kefir information.
Nutritional value of yogurt and fermented milks
Excellent information from Dannone -- downloadable PDF file
Health benefits of lactic acid bacteria
Excellent information from Dannone -- downloadable PDF file
Kefir
Excellent information from Dannone -- downloadable PDF file
Lactobacillus acidophilus
Excellent information from Dannone -- downloadable PDF file
The gastrointestinal microflora and fermented milks
Excellent information from Dannone -- downloadable PDF file
Kefir: A Probiotic Dairy-Composition, Nutritional and Therapeutic Aspects
Pakistan Journal of Nutrition. Another great kefir article in PDF format
Fermented Foods and Healthy Digestive Functions
Excellent information from Dannone -- downloadable PDF file
Immunity and Probiotics
Excellent information from Dannone -- downloadable PDF file
Mechanisms of protection of the digestive tract
Excellent information from Dannone -- downloadable PDF file
The Intestinal Microflora: Understanding the Symbiosis
Excellent information from Dannone -- downloadable PDF file
Fermented milks: effects on the immune system
Excellent information from Dannone -- downloadable PDF file
Health benefits of fermented milks and probiotics: an overview
Excellent information from Dannone -- downloadable PDF file
Danone Institute
usprobiotics.org
Good source for the latest news in probiotics research.
International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics
Probiotics
Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN
Taxonomy and Physiology of Lactic Acid bacteria, Effects and Function on Nutrition.
Morelli, L. -- PDF file
Technological and Commercial Applications of Lactic Acid Bacteria; Health and Nutritional Benefits in Dairy Products.
Stanley Gilliland, Oklahoma State Univ. -- PDF file
Yoghurt and Fermented Milks.
SYNDIFRAIS newsletter, 16 January 2004
SYNDIFRAIS newsletter
November 2003
SYNDIFRAIS newsletter
September 2003
SYNDIFRAIS newsletter
June 2003
SYNDIFRAIS newsletter
March 2003
Gut Microbiology and Pre-and Probiotics
University of Reading
Canadian Research and Development Centre for Probiotics
Dairy Research Centre
University of Laval, Quebec, Canada
Lactobacillus Reference Centre
Tucuman, Argentina
Probiotics 101 FAQ
usprobiotics.org
Ingested Probiotics Reduce Nasal Colonization with Pathogenic Bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and b-hemolytic streptococci).
Am J. Clin. Nutr. 77:517-520 Gl�ck, U. and J.-O. Gebbers. 2003
Effect of Probiotic Lactobacillus Strains in Children with Atopic Dermatitis.
J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2003 Feb
Probiotic Curbs Diarrhea in Kids on Antibiotics
Reuters, 30 March 2004
High Hopes for Allergy Study: NZ Scientists Seek 400 Expectant Mothers Whose Babies Could Take Part in Study to Reduce the Development of Allergies
NZ City News, 30 March 2004
Bacteria basics
The Scotsman, 30 Mar 2004
Beneficial effects of probiotics and prebiotics on colon function
Ian Rowland, University of Ulster -- Online slide show, 12/3/97
Probiotics Beneficial Even When Inactive
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, February 2, 2004
Probiotics
Chris Woolston
Bacteria That Will Cure You?
CBS News, Feb. 2, 2004
Product Review: Probiotic Supplements and Foods (Including Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium)
Consumer Labs
Probiotics Look Promising in Diarrhea, Pouchitis
Gastroenterology Canada
Probiotics - Friendly Bacteria with a Host of Benefits
Dairy Council of California
Effects of Probiotics on Intestinal Immunity
Danone Institute, OBJECTIVE NUTRITION, September 2002
Yogurt: Enjoy It Live, Active and Probiotic
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, June 25, 2001
Probiotics -- Scientific Status Summary
Institute of Food Technologists NOVEMBER 1999 -- PDF file
Probiotic Definitions:
Good GI Tract Bacteria Have Genetic Advantage Over Bad Bacteria
North Carolina State University, July 9, 2003
Probiotics, Prebiotics Synbiotics: Harnessing Enormous Potential
Nutraceuticals World
Ingredients for Health: The PROBIOTIC Promise
Nutrasolutions, 03/01/2001
Germs That Do a Body Good: Bacteria Might Someday Keep the Doctor Away
Science News, Feb 2 2002
Bacteria-Stocked Beverage Clears Pathogens from Nose
Science News, Mar 1 2003
MUCH FERMENT ON THE PROBIOTICS FRONT
usprobiotics.org
The Underuse of Probiotics by Family Physicians
Kefir: A multi-cultural fermentation
PDF file