The use of Probiotics and Supplements in Children
Data on the use of probiotics and supplements in children are limited; however, a definite role has been shown for probiotics in gastrointestinal disease. Dietary supplements are important in treating deficiencies and insufficiencies when a child’s nutritional status is impaired, although an optimal well-balanced diet is the best way to maintain sufficient intake of essential micronutrients.
Modern Medicine – Aug/Sept 2018
Probiotics are live microorganisms, found in fermented foods, cultured milk and are used for infant food. They are well-known as “health friendly bacteria”, which exhibit various beneficial properties such as prevention of bowel diseases, improving the immune system, for lactose intolerance and intestinal microbial balance, exhibiting antihypercholesterolemic and antihypertensive effects, alleviation of postmenopausal disorders and reducing traveller’s diarrhoea. Modulation of the gut-brain by probiotics has been suggested as a novel therapeutic solution for anxiety and depression.
Modern Medicine – May/June 2018
Human Intestinal Microbiome Changes Over Time – MM1501
Recent developments in next generation sequencing (NGS) methods have facilitated the performance of metagenomic studies to determine gut microbiome composition. These methods, together with the use of gnotobiotic animals have demonstrated the importance of the microbiota for host health, providing the basis for the use of dietary interventions aimed at counteracting microbiota aberrancies.
Modern Medicine – January 2015
