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FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 30, Issue 4, Pages 291-316Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2014.929142
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Chronic diseases; Pathogens; Prebiotics; Probiotics; Synbiotics
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Probiotics are microorganisms (bacteria or yeasts) that can reestablish and recolonize the human intestinal micro flora to give beneficial effect to a host. Prebiotics are the food ingredients that are nondigestible and affect the consumer by encouraging the number and activity of beneficial but selective colonic bacteria. The probiotics perform more efficiently in the presence of prebiotics, with the enhanced beneficial potential of live microorganisms having additional benefits of the prebiotic. Due to the concept, recently much research attention is focused on the combined use of probiotics and prebiotics, generally known as synbiotics, to get their synergistic health properties. This article provides an overview of possible synbiotic combinations, and their mode of action and health benefits upon consumption. In addition, research trends are also elaborated.
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