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ReviewThe Indian journal of medical research2014

Probiotic foods: can their increasing use in India ameliorate the burden of chronic lifestyle disorders?

Neerja Hajela, G Balakrish Nair, B S Ramakrishna, N K Ganguly

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Review in The Indian journal of medical research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Neerja HajelaYakult India Microbiota & Probiotic Science Foundation, New Delhi, India.
G Balakrish Nair
B S Ramakrishna
N K Ganguly

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Abstract

Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms which, when ingested in adequate amounts, confer health benefits on the host. Chronic diseases such as diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, coronary artery disease, a variety of chronic inflammatory disorders with an immune basis, and some forms of cancer are increasing in incidence around the world and in India, and may be attributable in part to rapid changes in our lifestyle. There is considerable public interest in India in the consumption of probiotic foods. This brief review summarizes the background of the gut microbiota, the immunological reactions induced by these, the evidence linking the microbiota to health outcomes, and the evidence linking the use of probiotics for amelioration of chronic lifestyle diseases.

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BifidobacteriumChronic DiseaseCost of IllnessFoodGastrointestinal TractHumansIndiaLife StyleMicrobiotaProbiotics

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PMCPMC3994739

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