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Prebiotics/Probiotics
Prebiotics or Probiotics are non-digestible foods that contain living
bacteria. What makes these bacteria different, and therefore makes prebiotic
foods beneficial, is that the bacteria are not normally found in the human intestine
and so these food ingredients selectively stimulate the growth and/or the activity
of a limited number of bacteria in the colon.
Prebiotics may have anti-carcinogenic, anti-microbial, hypolipidemic and glucose-modulatory
activities. They may also have activity in improving mineral absorption and
balance and may have anti-osteoporotic activity.
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