The group conducted a 6-months double blind, placebo-controlled study of 494 apparently healthy children aged 1- 6 years. They were randomly assigned to receive low-lactose milk with or without Lactobacillus casei 431 or Lactobacillus reuteri DSM17938. Incidence of all diarrhea episodes was significantly reduced by 32% in the reuteri group as compared to the placebo. This should give a boost to the development of simple, (dairy) foods with the right probiotics.
