Holmes Susan
Faculty of Health, Canterbury Christ Church University College, Canterbury.
Prof Nurse. 2003 Jul;18(11):627-30.
Many health benefits are being claimed on behalf of so-called 'functional foods', and they are becoming more popular among consumers. But do they really help to prevent and treat disease? This paper discusses their potential uses and looks at current research and opinion, focusing on probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics, which can be added to foods such as yoghurt.
人们宣称所谓的“功能性食品”具有诸多健康益处，它们在消费者中越来越受欢迎。但它们真的有助于预防和治疗疾病吗？本文讨论了它们的潜在用途，并审视了当前的研究和观点，重点关注益生菌、益生元以及合生元，这些成分可添加到酸奶等食品中。
