Yogurt

• This is precisely what YoGoody has accomplished through its groundbreaking line of beverages, which functions as a nutrient-packed, hyper-convenient alternative to yogurt.
• Along with being an excellent source of probiotics, yogurt is packed with additional bioavailable nutrients , such as protein and essential fatty acids.
• The yogurt alternative is a beverage that contains the nutritional elements of traditional yogurt, including thousands of probiotic cultures that are essential for a healthy gut.
• YoGoody's approach to disruptive innovation has created a yogurt alternative that offers convenient and accessible nutrition for its customers anytime, anywhere.

• The new claim in its entirety states, "Eating yogurt regularly, at least 2 cups (3 servings) per week, may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes according to limited scientific evidence."
• "That's why we decided to submit a petition for this first-of-its-kind qualified health claim.
• "That makes it easy to incorporate into your daily routine in a way that suits your unique needs and preferences.
• Danone North America has provided generations of Americans with a wide variety of yogurts since it was founded in 1942.

• As we settle into this cozy season, what better time to rediscover nostalgic favorites – but with a contemporary twist.
• During this cozy season, find time to rediscover your favorite nostalgic potato recipes – but with a contemporary twist.
• Here are some of Chef RJ's favorite updates to classic dishes and with easy-to-follow recipes from every section of your grandma's recipe book!
• Be sure to visit PotatoGoodness.com to find modern twists on classic, delicious recipes and learn more about the many health benefits of potatoes.

• But can they improve your mood, too?
• But the short answer, according to my team’s recently published research, is likely yes.
• The beneficial bacteria in probiotics become part of a community of other microscopic organisms living in your digestive system called the gut microbiome.

Studying mood in mice

• So how do you measure the mood of mice?
• We exposed them to poop from either stressed mice or normal mice by sprinkling soiled bedding in their enclosures.
• Microbes from the donor mice started to populate the gut microbiomes of the clean mice.
• Within a few weeks, the clean mice exposed to poop from stressed mice started to develop stress- and anxiety-like behavior, even though nothing else had changed.

Which bacteria affect mood?

• The results of our experiments led us back to our original question: Which bacteria can change your mood?
• In our analysis, we found that a group of bacteria called Lactobacillus was greatly reduced in the stressed mice.
• So we had to come up with a way to test how different strains affect anxious behavior.

• Instead of tackling this colossal task alone, we created a method that other microbiome scientists can also use to look at this group of bacteria as systematically as possible.
• To recreate the same experimental conditions for each species of microbe, we created a group of mice with only six species of bacteria in their microbiome, the bare minimum needed for normal and healthy development, which did not include Lactobacillus.

What’s next?

• We hope that our research will open avenues for other scientists to test different probiotics.
• In the meantime, give the Lactobacillus in your gut some love through a healthy, probiotics-rich diet.

Andrea Merchak has received funding from the National Institutes of Health (T32 NS115657, F31 AI174782).