Prebiotics Article for Healthy Digestive System

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Prebiotics 101

Prebiotics are non-digestible foods that make their way through our digestive system and help good bacteria grow and flourish. The task of a prebiotic is to escape digestion in the upper gastrointestinal tract so that it can be released in the lower tract and used by beneficial microorganisms in the colon, mainly bifidobacteria and lactobacilli.

First coined in 1995 by Professor Gibson and a Belgian colleague, Dr. Marcel Roberfroid, of Louvain University in Brussels, prebiotics consist mainly of oligosaccharides, sugar molecules of three to six chains and soluble fiber. Prebiotics keep beneficial bacteria healthy. These 'good' bacteria form part of our body's defence against harmful bacteria and play a role in the development of body's immune system. The prebiotics work by stimulating the growth of these bacteria.

Disclaimer: The opinions expresses by the testimonials above are not intended to express or imply that ALL users will have the same results, nor do they represent that these results are typical. Results may vary. Although the results are very encouraging, please note this clinical trial only involved sixty subjects, and is not supposed to be analogous to clinical trials reviewed by the FDA. At the present time there is no known cure for lactose intolerance.