from Frontiers in Medicine
We are occasionally cautioned about health claims that appear online. The latest caution comes in the journal Frontiers in Medicine and deals with health claims about probiotics. The article warns that most webpages with information on probiotics come from commercial sources or news outlets and likely provide less complete information than a scientific or academic website. Why is this particular topic important? Probiotics are live organisms that, if research bears out, could be beneficial, but there is concern the public has unrealistic expectations about the benefits of probiotics. The take-away message is that we should always question where online information comes from.