Dietary modulation of the human colonic microbiota: introducing the concept of prebiotics
Gibson GR;Roberfroid MB;;
the journal of nutrition1995Vol. 125pp. -
237
gr1995thedietary
Abstract
Because the human gut microbiota can play a major role in host health, there is currently some interest in the manipulation of the composition of the gut flora towards a potentially more remedial community. Attempts have been made to increase bacterial groups such as Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillu …