Pro
“Beneficial bacteria provide benefits in a number of ways…[o]ne of the ways that they provide benefit is by producing specific substances which kill other [harmful] bacteria. Another way that they are beneficial to people is that they inhibit the growth of other [harmful] bacteria indirectly rather than just simply killing them. Additionally, they have been shown — beneficial bacteria have been shown to block the entrance of [harmful] bacteria into the body, therefore preventing the illness…
Prebiotic is a substance which when introduced to beneficial bacteria stimulates their growth or stimulates their beneficial activity. A probiotic is defined technically as bacteria, beneficial bacteria, which when added to a product or as a supplement provides those beneficial bacteria to the person that’s drinking the milk. My personal take on this is it’s obvious from the definitions that fresh market – raw market milk is in fact a prebiotic. It does stimulate beneficial organisms. And although not technically meeting the definition of a probiotic because it’s not added, these beneficial bacteria that are present are natively present in [raw] milk.”
Apr. 25, 2008