Probiotics - Our Gut Friends

In scientific terms , any live m/o that confer a health benefit on the host when administered in adequate amounts.
The Thumb rule for a product to be called as Probiotic , is that itmust contain one or more type of microorganism that affect human body in beneficial manner . Generally , Probiotics are intended to assist the body’s naturally occurring gut microbiota.
Probiotics are therefore live microbes formulated into many different types of product, including foods, drugs, dietary supplements and dairy products.
Probiotics are often recommended by nutrionists and sometimes by doctors, and a range of product types are available in the market.
The most common forms for probiotic products are dairy products and probiotic fortified foods. However tablets, capsules and sachets containing the bacteria in freeze-dried form are also available.
Microorganisms Used in probiotic products
Species of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium are most commonly used as probiotics , but the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and some E.coli and Bacillus species are also used.
Lactic acid bacteria, including Lactobacillus species, which have been used for thousands of years for preservation of food by fermentation, can serve dual function by acting as agents for food fermentation and in addition imparting health benefits.
LAB is a functional classification of nonpathogenic , nontoxicogenic , Gram- positive , fermentative bacteria that are associated with production of Lactic acid from carbohydrates, making them useful for food fermentation.
Fermentation is a process by which a microorganism transforms food into other products, usually through the production of lactic acid, ethanol, and other metabolic end products

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I like nutrifit probiotic but don’t like yakult.
Thanks for making this video
It is very useful

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well described