JAPAN – Meiji Dairies’ Probio Yogurt LG21 has become the best selling probiotic yogurt in Japan, just a year after its launch.

The product is backed by research that claims that it can help to suppress the bacteria helicobactor pylor, which is thought to be a major cause of stomach ulcers. However, although the yogurt’s effects can be reported in academic journals, it is illegal for Meiji to publicise its effects.

Sales of the yogurt reached 13 billion yen (