Department of Microbiology and Fermentation Technology, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore - 570 020, Karnataka, CSIR, India.
Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets. 2021;21(2):230-245. doi: 10.2174/1871530320666200929140522.
The food industry is constantly shifting focus based on prebiotics as health-promoting substrates rather than just food supplements. A prebiotic is "a selectively fermented ingredient that allows specific changes, both in the composition and/or activity in the gastrointestinal microflora that confers benefits upon host well-being and health." Prebiotics exert a plethora of health-promoting effects, which has lead to the establishment of multimillion food and pharma industries. The following are the health benefits attributed to prebiotics: mineral absorption, better immune response, increased resistance to bacterial infection, improved lipid metabolism, possible protection against cancer, relief from poor digestion of lactose, and reduction in the risk of diseases such as intestinal disease, non-insulin-dependent diabetes, obesity and allergy. Numerous studies in both animals and humans have demonstrated the health benefits of prebiotics.
食品行业正不断将焦点转移到具有促进健康作用的益生元上，而不仅仅是作为食品补充剂。益生元是“一种经过选择性发酵的成分，可使胃肠道微生物群的组成和/或活性发生特定变化，从而为宿主的健康和福祉带来益处”。益生元具有多种促进健康的作用，这促使食品和制药行业得以建立。以下是归因于益生元的健康益处：矿物质吸收、更好的免疫反应、增强对细菌感染的抵抗力、改善脂质代谢、可能预防癌症、缓解乳糖消化不良、降低患肠道疾病、非胰岛素依赖型糖尿病、肥胖和过敏等疾病的风险。动物和人类的大量研究都证明了益生元的健康益处。
