RESEARCH ARTICLE

Retail refrigerated probiotic foods and their association with evidence of health benefits

¹Georgetown University Medical School, 3900 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA.

²Dairy & Food Culture Technologies, 7119 S. Glencoe Ct., Centennial, CO 80122, USA.

³Department of Family Medicine, Georgetown University, 3800 Reservoir Rd, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
⁴Department of Human Science, School of Nursing and Health Studies, Georgetown University Medical Center, 3700 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
^*Corresponding author: djm23@georgetown.edu

^*Corresponding author: djm23@georgetown.edu

https://doi.org/10.3920/BM2019.0162

Published Online: March 25, 2020

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