Which came first, the yogurt or the acidophilus? ;-)   Lactobacillus
acidophillus produce yogurt......and vice-versa.  But it's part of normal
intestinal flora- and it's particularly good at metabolizing lactose, so it
might well decline in a dairy free diet.  It can also be killed by
antibiotics and outcompeted by other organisms so supplements of it can be
helpful-

>Ilya
>  Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but, doesn't acidophilus come from
>yogurt? Also, in the one year study of an all meat diet, the acidophilus
>count went way down?
>     `
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