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Prebiotics, Probiotics, FMT / Manipulators of the Intestinal Microbiota

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Prebiotics May Indeed Prove to Be a Clinically Beneﬁcial Dietary Supplement, in the Context of Novel Nutritional Strategies for the Management of Gastrointestinal and Systemic Conditions
Saavedra & Tschernia 2002 British Journal of Nutrition 87(Suppl. 2): S241-S246

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Diseases / Disorders (extraintestinal manifestations)
Diseases / Disorders (intestinal manifestations)

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References (Sources)

Double blind randomized clinical trial controlled by placebo with an alpha linoleic acid and prebiotic enriched cookie on risk cardiovascular factor in obese patients
de Luis et al. 2011 Nutr Hosp 26: 827–33
Exopolysaccharides produced by intestinal Biﬁdobacterium strains act as fermentable substrates for human intestinal bacteria
Salazar et al. 2008
Functional food science and gastrointestinal physiology and function
Salminen et al. 1998
Review
Human studies with probiotics and prebiotics: clinical implications.
Saavedra & Tschernia 2002 British Journal of Nutrition 87(Suppl. 2): S241-S246
Review
Probiotics and prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides in the prevention of allergic diseases: a randomized,double-blind,placebo-controlled trial.
Kukkonen et al. 2007 J Allergy Clin Immunol 119:192–8
The effects of iron fortiﬁcation on the gut microbiota in African children: a randomized controlled trial in Cote d’Ivoire
Zimmermann et al. 2010 Am J Clin Nutr 92: 1406–15.
The immune-enhancing effects of dietary ﬁbres and prebiotics
Schley & Field 2002 Br J Nutr 87: S221–S230
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