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Launch of cholesterol reducing yoghurt
Launch of cholesterol reducing yoghurt.
About this update from Probiotix Health Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 31 May 2022\n \n \n \n \n ProBiotix Health plc\n \n \n \n \n (\n \n \n \"ProBiotix\" or the \"Company\")\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Launch of cholesterol reducing yoghurt\n \n \n \n \n A new probiotic yoghurt Yo-Life® with LPLDL® for cholesterol reduction launched in Uruguay\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ProBiotix Health Plc (AQSE: PBX), a life sciences company developing clinically proven probiotic solutions to tackle chronic lifestyle diseases like high cholesterol, high blood pressure and atherslorosis, announces that\n its partner, Granja Pocha has launched a probiotic functional yoghurt brand, Yo-Life®, containing ProBiotix's patented cholesterol reducingLactobacillus plantarumstrain (LPLDL®), in Uruguay after a two and a half year development process.\n \n \n \n \n \n LPLDL®\n was identified for its ability to reduce cholesterol, survive in the gut and for its long shelf life, by screening over 4,000 probiotic species in a pharma-based systematic approach.\n LPLDL®\n has six publications on its mechanisms of action and three peer reviewed publications demonstrating reductions in Total Cholesterol of up to 34.6%, LDL-Cholesterol by 28.4%, and apoB (biomarker of atheroschlerosis) by 28.6%, and is protected by an extensive patent portfolio.\n LPLDL®\n was recognised as Generally Recognized As Safe (\"GRAS\") by an independent Expert GRAS Panel in the United States. GRAS is a\n \n \n United States\n \n \n \n \n Food and Drug Administration\n \n \n (FDA) designation that any substance added to food is considered safe by experts.\n \n \n \n \n \n Granja Pocha is one of Uruguay's largest and most respected dairy producers, specialising in the sale of products such as milk, cheeses and yogurts under its Colonial brand. The work carried out by Granja Pocha is a significant milestone, as it extends the use of\n LPLDL®\n into functional dairy foods with a health claim which may be replicated in other territories and other functional foods on a global scale. \n \n \n \n \n \n Yo-Life\n ®, is a science-backed innovation brand that has been developed to help reduce cardiovascular disease risk, one of the leading causes of death in South America, by lowering harmful cholesterol and blood pressure.\n \n \n \n \n \n The launch follows over tw...