According to Taiwanese researchers in an article published in the Journal of Food and drug Analysis, researchers examined the impact of consumption of Depressa peel extract ( a Japanese citrus) in a high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mice…
May 2024 Each edition of GPA’s Prebiotic Spotlight focuses on a specific prebiotic type to raise awareness about the prebiotic itself, its sources, any notable and/or recent research, and how it is used in the marketplace. In…
According to the results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial published in the Lancet, researchers in Hong Kong investigated treatment with SMI01, a synbiotic preparation of three lyophilised Bifidobacteria strains and three prebiotic compounds derived from…
According to an article published in the journal Nutrients, researchers at Hokkaido Information University examined the impact of consumption of a prebiotic yeast mannan (Five tablets, equivalent to a daily dose, contained 1.1 g of yeast mannan,…
According to a recent article published in the journal ‘Gut’, researchers, in a randomized, cross-over study, examined the effect of a prebiotic diet and its effect on food decision-making in overweight adults, observing shifts in the microbiota,…
According to an article published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, researchers examined 56 healthy volunteers who had consumed antibiotics, then provided a synbiotic comprising the infant gut microbe, Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis (B. infantis), and human milk oligosaccharides…
According to an article published in Nature Reports, researchers examined the effects of regular grape consumption on microbiome composition in 29 healthy subjects after a restricted diet; and then, one with regular grape consumption and another period…
Global Prebiotic Association Members Approve 5-Year Strategic Plan and Vision at Meeting During Vitafoods Europe Today, the Global Prebiotic Association (GPA) announced that its 5-year strategic plan was approved by its Board and confirmed by membership. GPA’s…
According to a recent publication as part of the Australian ‘Gut Feelings’ randomized controlled trial, researchers examined 119 adults with moderate psychological distress and low prebiotic food intake in a 4-qrm trial: 1) probiotic supplement and diet…
According to an Australian study published in the journal Nature Cardiovascular Research, researchers examined the effect of 40 grams of a resistant starch called HAMSAB ( prebiotic acetylated and butyrylated high-amylose maize starch) versus a placebo on 20…