Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Beneficence of probiotics and prebiotics for human health: A review

Author(s):

Reena Verma, Gargi Saxena

Recieved Date: 2022-07-12, Accepted Date: 2022-09-10

Abstract:

Functional foods generally contain health-promoting components beyond traditional nutrients. It can be an unmodified natural food; a food in which a component has been enhanced through special growing conditions, breeding or biotechnological means or a food to which a component has been added to provide benefits. The health benefits imparted by probiotics and prebiotics have been the emerging area of research considering the prevailing lifestyle. These also facilitate smooth functions of the intestinal environment. Most commonly used probiotic strains are Bifidobacterium, Lactobacilli,  Saccharomyces boulardii and Bacillus coagulans. Probiotics play a beneficial role in a variety of medical conditions, including diarrhoea, gastroenteritis, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory intestinal and hepatic diseases, immune function, allergies, failure-to-thrive, hyperlipidaemia, Helicobacter pylori-based infections etc. Prebiotics fermented substrates that exclusively stimulates microflora growth in the gastrointestinal tract and therefore improve hosts health. Fructo-oligosaccharides, inulin, oligo-fructose, lactulose and galacto-oligosaccharides, are commonly used together with probiotics to improve the viability of probiotics. Present review focuses on the roles of probiotics and prebiotics on human health.

Keywords:

Gastritis, hepatic,: hyperlipidaemia, irritable bowel syndrome, probiotic, prebiotic

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Journal: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Year: 2022
Volume: 20
Issue: 3&4
Category: Food and Health
Pages: 47-57

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