{"title":"The application of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics in companion animals","authors":"Eva Ogué-Bon, G. Gibson, R. Rastall","doi":"10.1616/1476-2137.15841","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1616/1476-2137.15841","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":435954,"journal":{"name":"Food Science & Technology Bulletin: Functional Foods","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121423116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Alterations of immune function and gut microbiota with ageing. Can probiotic supplementation counteract these changes","authors":"A. Finamore, Marianna Roselli, E. Mengheri","doi":"10.1616/1476-2137.15773","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1616/1476-2137.15773","url":null,"abstract":"There has been increasing attention recently in the amelioration of health conditions of elderly people. Ageing is associated with several alterations of immune function, a process known as immunosenescence. This is characterised by profound changes of both adaptive and innate immunity, leading to increased susceptibility to infections and development of chronic inflammatory status. Ageing also affects the intestinal microflora composition, with a reduction in the numbers and diversity of many protective commensal anaerobes, such as bifidobacteria and, to a lesser extent, lactobacilli. Several bifidobacteria and lactobacilli strains are common probiotics that exert beneficial effects for human health. The mechanisms underlying their benefits include the improvement of microbiota composition and modulation of the host immune response. On the basis of these properties, probiotics have been suggested as a possible therapeutic intervention to improve the health status of the elderly, and recent studies on animal and human trials have provided encouraging results supporting this type of supplementation.","PeriodicalId":435954,"journal":{"name":"Food Science & Technology Bulletin: Functional Foods","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133654606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The nutritional and health benefits of almonds: a healthy food choice","authors":"D. Richardson, A. Astrup, Arnaud Cocaul, P. Ellis","doi":"10.1616/1476-2137.15765","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1616/1476-2137.15765","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":435954,"journal":{"name":"Food Science & Technology Bulletin: Functional Foods","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126494996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An introduction to probiotics for dental health.","authors":"A. McBain, Tejal Madhwani, John Etough, R. Ledder","doi":"10.1616/1476-2137.15748","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1616/1476-2137.15748","url":null,"abstract":"The maintenance of dental health relies on the physical removal of dental plaque in conjunction with dentifrices and mouthwashes which may be augmented with antibacterial compounds. Although the development and successful deployment of such products will undoubtedly remain an intrinsic part of effective dental hygiene regimes, research into the potential efficacy of live bacterial supplements or probiotics has increased over the past decade. In 2008, the UK launch of a probiotic lozenge containing active Lactobacillus reuteri and accreditation by the British Dental Health Foundation represent firsts for an oral health product of this type. The oral cavity rivals the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) in terms of microbial diversity and, as with the GIT, the presence and activities of bacteria in the oral cavity have major implications for host health, both locally and, in some cases, systemically. The oral cavity, however, fundamentally differs from the GIT, both anatomically and microbiologically. For example, controlled acidification through bacterial fermentation is viewed as a desirable process in the colon and promoted by intestinal proand prebiotics; however, similar processes have been implicated in enamel demineralisation and dental caries in the mouth. A nuanced approach to the selection of suitable probiotic strains is therefore required. This article aims to introduce the concept of dental probiosis and considers current evidence and future potential in the context of the composition, activities and health implications of the oral microbiota.","PeriodicalId":435954,"journal":{"name":"Food Science & Technology Bulletin: Functional Foods","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129969085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Probiotics for the elderly","authors":"S. Forssten, S. Lahtinen, A. Ouwehand","doi":"10.1616/1476-2137.15746","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1616/1476-2137.15746","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":435954,"journal":{"name":"Food Science & Technology Bulletin: Functional Foods","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122770568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Health claims on foods: strength of the evidence and problems of proof","authors":"D. Richardson","doi":"10.1616/1476-2137.15726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1616/1476-2137.15726","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":435954,"journal":{"name":"Food Science & Technology Bulletin: Functional Foods","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125722024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alun J. Carter, M. Adams, M. Woodward, R. M. Ragione
{"title":"Control strategies forSalmonellacolonisation of poultry: the probiotic perspective","authors":"Alun J. Carter, M. Adams, M. Woodward, R. M. Ragione","doi":"10.1616/1476-2137.15682","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1616/1476-2137.15682","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":435954,"journal":{"name":"Food Science & Technology Bulletin: Functional Foods","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125655661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Probiotics and prebiotics in the management of ulcerative colitis","authors":"S. Kong","doi":"10.1616/1476-2137.15604","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1616/1476-2137.15604","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":435954,"journal":{"name":"Food Science & Technology Bulletin: Functional Foods","volume":"134 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132691530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The potential role of the intestinal gut microbiota in obesity and the metabolic syndrome","authors":"F. Fava, J. Lovegrove, K. Tuohy, G. Gibson","doi":"10.1616/1476-2137.15557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1616/1476-2137.15557","url":null,"abstract":"The incidence of obesity has reached alarming levels worldwide, thus increasing the risk of development of metabolic disorders (e.g. type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease (CHD) and cancer). Among the causes of obesity, diet and lifestyle play a central role. Although the treatment of obesity may appear quite straightforward, by simply re-addressing the balance between energy intake and energy expenditure, practically it has been very challenging. In the search for new therapeutic targets for treatment of obesity and related disorders, the gut microbiota and its activities have been investigated in relation to obesity. The human gut microbiota has already been shown to influence total energy intake and lipid metabolism, particularly through colonic fermentation of undigestible dietary constituents and production of short chain fatty acids (SCFA). Recent studies have highlighted the contribution of the gut microbiota to mammalian metabolism and energy harvested from the diet. A dietary modulation of the gut microbiota and its metabolic output could positively influence host metabolism and, therefore, constitute a potential coadjutant approach in the management of obesity and weight loss.","PeriodicalId":435954,"journal":{"name":"Food Science & Technology Bulletin: Functional Foods","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122744345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}