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The growing significance of probiotics on health

Author:
Charles I. Onwulata
Source:
Journal of probiotics & health 2013 v.1 no.1 pp. 1000e101
ISSN:
2329-8901
Subject:
diet, ecosystems, foods, gastrointestinal system, humans, intestinal microorganisms, microbial load, obesity, probiotics, weight control
Abstract:
The confluence of all food-dependent life sustaining processes is in the gastrointestinal tract where the gut resident and food introduced microbes mix. Healthy living is conditioned on the proper functioning of the digestive ecosystem which is biologically affected by the state of the microbial load of the input, “food”, the interaction of food and the gut microbiota, producing the output—healthy living. Worldwide, overconsumption of high calorie nutrient deficient foods produces obesity, poor weight management, and health problems which changes the human gut ecosystem. These problems can be mitigated by introducing probiotics into the diet.
Agid:
61020
Handle:
10113/61020