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Experts share benefits of probiotic, prebiotic and post-biotic supplements
Updated On: 09 July, 2023 01:59 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Hormonal disruptors like packaged foods can lead to gut dysbiosis in individuals. Health expert explains how the use of probiotic, prebiotic and postbiotic supplements helps improve gut health
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Gut microbiota are the microorganisms present in the digestive tract that play a crucial role in functions of food digestion, nutrient absorption and production of beneficial compounds. They are affected by various factors such as age, lifestyle, diet, genetics and co-morbidities in an individual.
Hormonal disruptors like packaged foods and pesticides is prominently seen in people living in metropolitan cities who are more likely to develop gut dysbiosis (a condition that causes an imbalance in the bacterium in one’s gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The use of probiotic, prebiotic and postbiotic supplements helps improve gut health.
Dr Eileen Canday, HoD, nutrition and dietetics, Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai explains, “Probiotics are a combination of beneficial bacteria and yeast like Saccharomyces boulardii, lactobacillus and bifidobacteria that are naturally present in the gut and assist in digesting food, producing vitamins like B12 and folic acid that help fight infections, prevent diarrhoea and combat non-communicable diseases like cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.”
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