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Title: WHAT ARE THEY, CAN THEY IMPROVE G'I' HEALTH AND SHOULD YOU EAT THEM


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PROBIOTICS-
  • WHAT ARE THEY, CAN THEY IMPROVE G.I. HEALTH AND
    SHOULD YOU EAT THEM?

2
Did you know
  • The last time you ate yogurt, you ate
  • BACTERIA
  • Not harmful
  • Help your body to function
  • Known as Probiotics

3
Probiotics
  • Definition
  • Found in or added to fermented foods that
    optimize the bacterial environment of our
    intestines.
  • Means pro-life

4
Research
  • In early 1900s Nobel Prize winner, Elie
    Metchnikoff linked the long life of Bulgarian
    peasants with their consumption of fermented
    products like yogurt.
  • Later research identified the bacteria in
    fermented milk as the factor that promoted
    health-probiotics

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Foods in the U.S. that Contain Probiotics
  • Fortified milk
  • Yogurt
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  • Oral supplements
  • Bacteria found in the above
  • Lactobacillus
  • Bifidobacterium

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What does the bacteria do?
  • Adhere to intestinal wall for a few days exerting
    their beneficial actions
  • Need to be consumed daily to be the most
    effective
  • Increase the number and activity of immune cells
    that help fight infections

7
Health Problems Treated with Probiotics
  • Diarrhea in children caused by the rotovirus
  • Diarrhea associated with antibiotic use
  • Travelers diarrhea
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Infection from H-pylori bacteria (cause of peptic
    ulcers, gastritis, gastric cancers)
  • Food allergies
  • Urinary and genital infections in woman

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How much does a person need?
  • Estimated that 1-10 Billion bacteria are need to
    be effective
  • Commercial yogurts contain 100 million live and
    active cultures per gram.
  • 1 cup (8oz) contains more than 22 Billion or more.

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Shelf Life
  • Bacteria only live for a short time.
  • Must be properly stored and consumed in a brief
    amount of time
  • Supplements
  • 12 months
  • Refrigerated foods with probiotics
  • 3-6 week shelf life
  • More stable than supplements because refrigerated
  • Better health bet

10
What do you think?
  • Based on what you learned, do you think products
    containing probiotics should be consumed on a
    daily basis?
  • Are you interested in adding probiotics to your
    diet?
  • As the number of probiotic foods increases, how
    should food labels be improved to help consumers
    make good choices

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Digestive Disorders
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