Live culture yoghurt and drinks are good sources of probiotics. Photo: TNS
Collectively, intestinal bacteria in the gastrointestinal system weighs up to 1kg, and bacterial cells outnumber human cells by 10:1.
There are over 1,000 different species of both “good” and “bad” bacteria known to live in the gut.
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