Probiotics contain different types of micro-organisms such as yeast (saccharomyces boulardii) and bacteria (such as lactobacillus, bifidobacterium). Micro-organisms (flora) are naturally found in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Supplementation with inulin altered the fecal and mucosal microbiome in children with IBD as early as week 4.

A type of dietary fiber called inulin, commonly used in health supplements and known to have certain anti-inflammatory properties, can also promote an allergy-related type of inflammation in the lung ...

New research in rats finds a diet high in the prebiotic fiber inulin offered a protective effect against the damage of a high-salt diet. The research will be presented this week at the American ...

†The Latin square assignment was a crossover with more than two treatments. ‡Body weight (kg). C: Control group; Hyper: Hyperlipidemic subjects; I: Intervention group; LS: Latin square assignment; M/F ...

When gut microbes break down prebiotic dietary fiber, several molecules that can modulate the immune system can form. However, scientists still do not understand the inflammatory effects that may ...