NOVEL USES OF PROBIOTICS IN HUMAN HEALTH
Abstract:
Probiotics are live organisms which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a
health benefit to the host. They are found in breast milk, dairy products, fermented vegetables, peas,
etc. The obtained results of using probiotics to treat some disorders, especially of the gastrointestinal
(GI) tract, but of the skin or the liver as well, make Metchnikoff’s perspectives extend and the
abundance of commercial probiotic found on the market is the proof that there are other, noninvasive,
ways to treat diseases. The mechanism behind their effect is the following: by using
probiotics, the number of selected bacteria will grow exponentially so the pathogens will not be able
to colonize the GI tract, a process called “competitive exclusion”. The main effects of probiotic use
were found in improving the patient’s gastrointestinal health, but also some promising results on
anti-hypertensive activity; skin, oral and urogenital health; immune and liver function and cancer.
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