MANY DEFINITIONS OF 'PROBIOTIC'
"Probiotic" means, literally, “for life.” As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), a probiotic is a living microorganism that, when administered in adequate amounts, confers a health benefit on its host. Essentially, a probiotic is a culture that, if eaten in sufficient quantities, gives health benefits beyond basic nutrition. Anyone can take probiotics simply to maintain and balance of intenstial microflora. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are the most common type of microbus used. LAB have been used in the food industry for many years, because they are able to convert sugars (including lactosa) and other carbohydrates into lactic acid. This not only provides the characteristic sour taste of fermented dairy foods such as yoghurt, but act as a preservative, by lower pH and creating fewer opportunities for spoilage organism to grow. Strains of the genera Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, are two principal kinds of probiotic bacteria.
Probiotics are dietary supplements containing potentially beneficial bacteria or yeast. Probiotic help strenghten our body defenses.
For hundreds of a years dairy foods containing live cultures have been touted as having beneficial properties and scientific studies now support many of these claims. Increasing numbers of health-conscious people workwide are including those foods with functional benefits in their diets.
For hundreds of a years dairy foods containing live cultures have been touted as having beneficial properties and scientific studies now support many of these claims. Increasing numbers of health-conscious people workwide are including those foods with functional benefits in their diets.
NATURAL PROBIOTICSProducts natural probiotics can found on dairy product such as yoghurt or milk product (cheese, butter or milk formula that contains lactit acid). Fruits, seeds or nuts and vegetables have natural probiotics too. Fermentation vegetable such as tempeh, miso, tamari have natural probiotics that good to consume it. We need probiotic from supplement or foods for healthy and strong body prevent from diarrhea or other intestines diggestion.
Espesially with baby , only after 1 year old we can give them probiotics (supplement) to prevent them from diarrhea (most baby have this problem). Breast feeding or formula milk are have probiotic, but the breast feeding is the good one since they have a natural probiotics and other vitamin and mineral that important for the babies.
