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Probiotics, omega-3, and vitamin D dominate science headlines in 2013

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The top hitting science article of the year so far was our report of a study from Danone and UCLA th…
The top hitting science article of the year so far was our report of a study from Danone and UCLA that indicated that daily consumption of a fermented milk product containing five different probiotic strains may affect the parts of the brain linked to emotion and sensation.

The study, published in Gastroenterology (doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2013.02.043), is said to be the first to show chronic intake of a fermented milk product with probiotics can alter brain activity in humans.

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