Researchers from Egypt and Saudi Arabia have collaborated on a comprehensive review of probiotics and their role in health improvement, infection control and disease management. Download the PDF here . … [Read more...] about The Big Picture
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Mind The Gap
Probiotics are the future-- with a hidden past. Despite their being essential to life for all of history, we are only now waking up to their major role in health. Much like vitamins were in the early 1900s when each new discovery flirted with a Nobel Prize, probiotics and their thousand shades of … [Read more...] about Mind The Gap
Statins, Step Aside
How do probiotics lower cholesterol? Scientists say there are at least two ways: the inhibition of intestinal cholesterol absorption and the suppression of bile acid reabsorption. The authors of this review discuss recent research as well as future directions for treatment for hypercholesterolemia. … [Read more...] about Statins, Step Aside
Fighting Fat with Probiotics
The microbiome plays a big role in obesity. Eating behavior, energy harvest, energy expenditure and fat storage are all discussed in this review as mechanisms for inducing obesity and related inflammation. the team of researchers from China and USA cities challenges in finding the specific mix of … [Read more...] about Fighting Fat with Probiotics