Probiotics-Towards the Next Generation
Nausheel Unnadkat
Tanvi Raj
Keywords: Functional Foods, Probiotics, Synbiotics, Probiotic Foods, Colon Cancer, <I>Bifidobacterium</I>.
Abstract
Over the past decade, there has been considerable progress in identifying potentially beneficial roles for probiotics in human health. Probiotics are defined as "live microorganisms administered in adeouate amounts that confer a health effect on the host". Interest in the role of probiotics for human health dates back to the beginning of the 20th century (1908) when the Nobel Prize winning Russian scientist, Elie Metchnikoff, linked the long, healthy life of Bulgarian peasants to their high intake of fermented milk products containing lactic acid producing microorganisms. He theorized that the lactic acid bacteria in fermented milk displace undesirable bacteria normally present in the intestine, resulting in a healthier life. This article shows scientific studies examining the health attributes of probiotics, especially those related to gastrointestinal health and immune system modulation.Downloads
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