Global Prebiotic Association Welcomes Membership
The Global Prebiotic Association (GPA), the association formed to steward growth of the category, announced that Prenexus Health, Hayashibara (Nagase), Nutrasource Diagnostics…
The Global Prebiotic Association (GPA), the association formed to steward growth of the category, announced that Prenexus Health, Hayashibara (Nagase), Nutrasource Diagnostics…
Researchers found that the bacteria in the gut from a high-fat diet may cause osteoarthritis. In their study, they discovered that the…
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Executive Director A recognized industry analyst and thought leader, Len Monheit has over 20 years experience in the natural products and dietary…
A Mead & Johnson Study funded study, described on NutraIngredients examines the effect of a prebiotic formula containing galacto-oligosaccharide/polydextrose in lowering the…
Researchers at Georgia State University, in an article published in Cell Host & Microbe, have found that in mice, fermentable fiber (specifically…
According to research published in Frontiers of Medicine, a potato-derived Digestion Resistant Starch MSPrebiotic® has an impact on glucose, insulin, and insulin…
University of Illinois researchers have investigated the effect of a cow's milk-based infant formula supplemented with polydextrose (PDX), a synthetic carbohydrate with prebiotic activity, and galactooligosaccharide (GOS), on a piglet population, measuring volatile fatty acids (VFAs) -- excreted by bacteria during digestion of these prebiotic fibers, leading them to conclude and extrapolate that prebiotics in infant formula could improve learning and memory as well as alter brain chemistry.
If you want to really kick start your gut health for 2018, check out these 7 foods recommended by Kara Landau, a…
A diet of fiber-rich foods, such as fruits and vegetables, reduces the risk of developing diabetes, heart disease and arthritis. Indeed, the evidence for fiber’s benefits extends beyond any particular ailment: Eating more fiber seems to lower people’s mortality rate, whatever the cause.