Prebiotics: Definition, Types, Sources, Mechanisms, and Clinical Applications

Prebiotics are a group of nutrients that are degraded by gut microbiota. Their relationship with human overall health has been an area of increasing interest in recent years. They can feed the intestinal microbiota, and their degradation products are short-chain fatty acids that are released into bl...

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Main Authors: Dorna Davani-Davari, Manica Negahdaripour, Iman Karimzadeh, Mostafa Seifan, Milad Mohkam, Seyed Jalil Masoumi, Aydin Berenjian, Younes Ghasemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Foods
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/8/3/92