I am often asked this. Limited Idea Entertained
Donāt say YA to this KULT. Instead, have the humble Dahi (Yogurt). Better benefits. Lower Cost. No sugarš
Yakult is marketed as a āprobiotic foodā. The chotu bottle of 65 ml (65 grams) contains 6.5 billion strains. And we get impressed.
I took my course on gut health and the microbiome at Stanford School of Medicine under Dr. Justin and Erica Sonnenburg. Hence bring some credibility to what I am about to shareš
1. Probiotics are live bacteria. Prebiotics are your Gut bacteria. Probiotics are food for your prebioticš°gut bacteria. When they eat probiotics, the prebiotics release postbiotics, which is what keeps our gut healthy. Postbiotics include Short-Chain Fatty Acids like Butyrate. This is science and known.
2. Hungry gut bacteria create havoc on your health. Feeding your gut bacteria is key to your health.
3. Their fav food is insoluble fiber and fermented food (a probiotic).
4. Sugar doesnāt reach your gut. Sugar with probiotics is not good. The more fermented, the better. Sugar doesnāt help.
Letās look at YAKULT, 65 ml bottle costs Rs 18š¤§
ā¢ That chotu Yakult contains 10.5 grams of sugar, of which 9.5 grams is ADDED SUGAR.
ā¢ Sugar is added to make this ADDICTIVE for your kid.
ā¢ Even Coke/Pepsi contains 30% less sugar than Yakult.
YAKULT to me is a sugar bomb.
šŖWant a better, healthier, part of our ancient tradition and CHEAP alternative?
The humble yogurt/curd/dahi.
ā¢ For the same price as YAKULT you can get 200 ml or 3x more quantity.
ā¢ Contains more than 100 million CFU live bacteria.
ā¢ At 3x more quantity, 200 ml Dahi contains 9.2 grams sugar, but NO ADDED SUGAR. Sugar is from the milk. Dahi is made every day fresh at your every Indian home. ZERO processing.
Dahi/Chass also is a great booster of immunity, digestion and reduces bloating.
DA(HI)-KULT works for meš
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This post was originally shared by Prashant Desai on Linkedin.