If you have a problem with your cholesterol and blood pressure, probiotics might change your levels. Lactic acid-producing bacteria can reduce ‘bad' LDL cholesterol because it breaks down bile, a natural fluid in your stomach. Even though bile is mostly made of cholesterol, it helps with digestion. Several different studies compared to each other all revealed a reduction in total cholesterol and ‘bad' LDL cholesterol after eating probiotic yogurt for two months. In the reviews that had conflicting results, there was no change in total or bad cholesterol levels, but the ‘good' HDL cholesterol increased. All of the studies included consuming at least 10 million colony-forming units (CFU) daily for more than eight weeks.

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