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Does Soda with Added Prebiotics Boost Your Gut Health?

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Brands of soda like Olipop and Poppi are the latest in a line of food and beverage products called "functional foods" that have added ingredients purported to improve health. Listen in this week as Dee discusses the role of prebiotics in gut health, and whether adding them to sodas provides similar beneft to eating probiotic foods. She also reviews several brands of prebiotics sodas to help you make an informed decision.Link to purchase prebiotic soda: https://amzn.to/3OyLgXl (https://amzn.to/3OyLgXl)

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