Something in Your Food is Moving

Dekortage writes "The New York Times has a report on probiotic food: food that has live bacteria in it. From the article: "[for Dannon's] Activia, a line of yogurt with special live bacteria that are marketed as aiding regularity, sales in United States stores have soared well past the $100 million mark.... Probiotics in food are part of a larger trend toward 'functional foods,' which stress their ability to deliver benefits that have traditionally been the realm of medicine or dietary supplements.""

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[somersault]

Yeah, our bodies are PERFECT at getting what they need, which is why if you eat cardboard and gravel, and stand in a poorly ventilated garage with your SUV running, you'll still be able to bench press said SUV while singing your national anthem of choice while your many cultures of natural bacteria are forming a United Organs and vito-ing your brain.