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Health related aspects of probiotics
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Sh Mal-Ganji   , MJ Eivani , S Sohrabvandi * , AM Mortazavian |
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Abstract: (7579 Views) |
| Probiotic is derived from the Latin word «Pro» means "to" and the Greek word «biotic» means "life". The term refers to living organisms which have beneficial effects on host health if they received in sufficient amount. The importance of these microorganisms and their health benefit lead to increase functional foods such as probiotic products. So, the purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the salutary features of probiotics.
Studies have shown that probiotics have numerous health related aspects, including anti-carcinogenic and mutagenicity, immune system stimulation, antifection properties for preventing Intestinal infection, urinary infection, mouth and respiratory tract infections, serum cholesterol reduction, improvement Lactose intolerance and nutritional enhancement.
The health benefits of probiotics and their beneficial effects on the host are associated with the consumption of probiotic products. However, to provide definitive conclusions about the health effects of these microorganisms due to random errors, such as the laboratory fluctuate and various bacterial strains, more detailed research conditions is required.
Keywords: Functional foods, Health benefits, Probiotics |
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| Keywords: Functional foods, Health benefits, Probiotics |
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Article type: Review |
Subject:
Food Science
Received: 2013/03/10 | Accepted: 2013/11/19 | Published: 2013/11/19
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