{"title":"Unraveling the Nutritional Perspectives of Probiotics and Prebiotics in Female Healthcare.","authors":"Nilu Kumari, Yogendra Pal, Chandra Shekhar Tailor, Deepti Negi, Jasmeen Syan, Anubi Badhani, Rashmi Saxena Pal","doi":"10.2174/012772574X374047250325183211","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prebiotics are the indigestible components of meals that promote the formation of probiotics, that contain living bacteria that have positive effects. Synbiotics combine the two. These components may be found in foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables, fermented foods like yogurt and pickles, or pharmaceutical preparations and functional meals made specifically to improve gut health. Consolidating current knowledge and study findings, this paper examines the body of literature on the impact of probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics on women's health. Thus, these components' advantageous modes of action are examined, offering insight into how they support the general well-being of the GIT and, consequently, the host. Probiotics, for instance, are crucial for restoring the gut flora. Conversely, prebiot-ics are thought to be a dietary source that promotes the development and activity of good bacteria. This promotes the synthesis of fatty acids, which are essential for a healthy gut and have anti-inflammatory properties, and increases microbial diversity. By combining the ad-vantages of pre and probiotics, the synergistic impact of synbiotics makes them a more po-tent strategy for boosting gut flora and promoting health outcomes. These include probiotics, which have been shown to alleviate the symptoms of GIT disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Additionally, it is known to help prebiotics improve gut health by boosting beneficial bacteria that improve immunity and digestion. Synbiotics stimulate immunity, enhance nutrient absorption, and encourage good digestion by encouraging a varied and balanced gut microbiota. This in turn aids in the treat-ment of particular medical conditions including menopause, challenging high-risk pregnan-cies, and hormonal changes. Including probiotics and prebiotics in the diet can control insu-lin resistance, assist in managing pain and oxidative stress, and encourage a normal gut mi-crobiome all of which are advantageous in the treatment of female health-related issues such as PCOS, Osteoporosis, PMS, etc.</p>","PeriodicalId":74644,"journal":{"name":"Recent advances in food, nutrition & agriculture","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Recent advances in food, nutrition & agriculture","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2174/012772574X374047250325183211","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Prebiotics are the indigestible components of meals that promote the formation of probiotics, that contain living bacteria that have positive effects. Synbiotics combine the two. These components may be found in foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables, fermented foods like yogurt and pickles, or pharmaceutical preparations and functional meals made specifically to improve gut health. Consolidating current knowledge and study findings, this paper examines the body of literature on the impact of probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics on women's health. Thus, these components' advantageous modes of action are examined, offering insight into how they support the general well-being of the GIT and, consequently, the host. Probiotics, for instance, are crucial for restoring the gut flora. Conversely, prebiot-ics are thought to be a dietary source that promotes the development and activity of good bacteria. This promotes the synthesis of fatty acids, which are essential for a healthy gut and have anti-inflammatory properties, and increases microbial diversity. By combining the ad-vantages of pre and probiotics, the synergistic impact of synbiotics makes them a more po-tent strategy for boosting gut flora and promoting health outcomes. These include probiotics, which have been shown to alleviate the symptoms of GIT disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Additionally, it is known to help prebiotics improve gut health by boosting beneficial bacteria that improve immunity and digestion. Synbiotics stimulate immunity, enhance nutrient absorption, and encourage good digestion by encouraging a varied and balanced gut microbiota. This in turn aids in the treat-ment of particular medical conditions including menopause, challenging high-risk pregnan-cies, and hormonal changes. Including probiotics and prebiotics in the diet can control insu-lin resistance, assist in managing pain and oxidative stress, and encourage a normal gut mi-crobiome all of which are advantageous in the treatment of female health-related issues such as PCOS, Osteoporosis, PMS, etc.