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Can probiotics actually curb sugar cravings?

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Studies with mice have found that missing some bacteria, Lactobacillus salivarius, L. johnsonii and Muribaculaceae , can send mice on sugar benders.

No one knows whether any bacteria that reduce sugar cravings in mice will do the same for people.

Companies aren't required to test probiotics in people or prove that they work.

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