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A Bowl Of Yogurt

Posted Oct 02 2008 12:40pm


Constant training can take a toll on the immune system, leaving athletes susceptible to upper respiratory tract infections. New research suggests that live cultures found in yogurt may help keep you healthy. A new study of 20 endurance athletes published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that probiotics enhanced the athlete’s immune system by boosting T- cell activity, cutting respiratory infection symptoms in half.

 

You’d have to eat a lot of yogurt to reap the benefits that the athletes did in this study, Consuming a probiotic capsules may be better choice. Still yogurt has a balanced mix of carbohydrate and protein; it still is a great recovery food.

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