Why are Prebiotic s of such value?
To understand the health importance of Prebiotic like Inulation, we must first understand the importance of intestinal bacteria on human health. The human colon is by far the most heavily colonized region of the digestive tract, with up to 1012 bacteria for every gram of intestinal content, comprised of one hundred different species of both beneficial and potentially deleterious bacteria in a balance affecting how we digest food and obtain energy. The main types of generally recognized beneficial bacteria, the Bifidobacteria and lactobacilli, constitute at best a little more than one-third of the bacterial population inhabiting the GI tract. However, at worst they may be so low in numbers that they are not detectable. Of these types the number of bifido-bacterium are regarded as the marker of the stability of the human intestinal microflora. These beneficial microflora s play critical roles in all aspects of our immunological responses, by either helping to resist infection, or by crea
