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Culturelle: Most Researched & Clinically Proven Probiotic Supplement Now Available to Consumers in Natural Food Stores

    Fitness/Nutrition Writers/Health Editors

    OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2005--

Culturelle Probiotic Dietary Supplement Shown to Boost Local Immune Response, Create Barrier to Harmful Bacteria and Help Maintain Body's Well-being
    Culturelle(R), the only probiotic dietary supplement brand in the United States containing the patented Lactobacillus GG (LGG) bacteria strain - which is clinically proven to create a barrier to harmful bacteria and viruses and enhance the body's natural defenses - is available to consumers for the first time in shelf-stable, all-natural vegetarian capsules at natural food stores, according to Kevin Cloonan, general manager of Culturelle.
    "We are very pleased to introduce the Culturelle brand to natural food store customers," Cloonan said. "With LGG, the most researched and clinically proven probiotic in the industry, Culturelle gives health-conscious consumers an unmatched degree of confidence."
    "Taking Culturelle daily is an excellent way to maintain the well-being of the body and create a barrier in the intestine against harmful bacteria and viruses," said Sherwood L. Gorbach, M.D., a professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at the Tufts University School of Medicine.
    Gorbach discovered Lactobacillus GG in 1985 in conjunction with Dr. Barry Goldin. "LGG is clinically proven to adhere to the intestinal walls and boost local immune response and antibody formation.
    "LGG makes Culturelle unique," Gorbach said. "Most other Lactobacillus strains do not adhere to the intestinal lining. In study after study, LGG has been proven to better withstand stomach acid and form a stronger barrier than other Lactobacillus varieties."
    Rosemary J. Young, R.N., M.S., Gastroenterology Clinical Nurse Specialist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and an expert in probiotic research, has overseen many of the U.S. clinical trials conducted with the probiotic LGG found in Culturelle.
    "No other probiotic has been so well studied in such diverse clinical populations. LGG has been demonstrated to be effective with a wide range of conditions including traveler's diarrhea, diarrhea resulting from antibiotic usage in children and in some cases of eczema associated with food allergies," Young said.
    For natural food stores, Culturelle has created an exclusive, all-natural version of the product. Each vegetarian capsule contains 30 billion colony-forming units. The natural food package contains 30 capsules per box, a one-month supply. The product is shelf-stable, requiring no refrigeration.
    For more information about Culturelle, visit www.culturelle.com or call 1-888-828-4242.

    About Culturelle and ConAgra Functional Foods

    Culturelle probiotic dietary supplement containing Lactobacillus GG is manufactured by ConAgra Functional Foods, a division of ConAgra Foods, Inc., a diversified international food company and the manufacturers of Healthy Choice foods and more than 20 other well-known food brands.

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