This is a precise summary of the benefits of probiotics by Ian R. Rowland from a 1992 book by probiotics expert, Roy Fuller.
Book: Fuller, R. (Ed.). (1992). Probiotics, The scientific basis. London: Chapman & Hall.One of the most important ways in which a probiotic organism may exert a beneficial effect on its host is to modify metabolic processes, particularly those occurring in the gut. Such a beneficial effect could be achieved in theory by a variety of mechanisms:
- By suppressing reactions which result in the generation of toxic or carcinogenic metabolites.
- By stimulating enzymic reactions involved in detoxification of potentially toxic substances, either ingested or formed endogenously.
- By stimulating mammalian enzymes involved in the digestion of complex nutrients, or when such enzymes are absent (due to genetics or disease) providing a bacterial source of these enzymes.
- By synthesizing vitamins and other essential nutrients not provided in sufficient quantities in the diet...
Another article from Fuller, R (1991) : from pubmed central
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