Synbiotic

A synbiotic (plurality synbiotics ) is a food added preparation that is a combination of a probiotic with a prebiotic the advantages of both synergistically to unite in themselves.

Adding prebiotics as fermentation substrates to probiotics can improve the viability of the microorganisms contained therein. In animal experiments, the combination of inulin (prebiotic) with bifidobacteria (probiotic) showed synergistic anti- carcinogenic effects. Scientists are currently working on transferring these results to humans.

Web links

• Aerzteblatt.de - Probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics: importance in clinic and practice

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Entry on synbiotics. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on June 27, 2012.
2. ↑ synbiotics Vital Ingo encyclopedia, accessed on 27 June 2012 found.
3. ↑ Carcinogenesis 19: 281-285 (1997).

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