PROBIOTICS

They reduce cholesterol and triglycerides, produce vitamins, inhibit pathogenic bacteria, increase antioxidants, trap toxic molecules, stimulate the immune system.

Probiotics are a mixture of live microorganisms that when administered in adequate amounts provide or generate beneficial effects for the health of the host. Probiotics contain non-pathogenic microorganisms that are resistant to culinary and manufacturing procedures, and are tolerated by the intestinal immune system. The mechanisms of action proposed for probiotics include: antibacterial activity, protection of the muco-epithelial barrier, detoxification and modulation of the local and systemic immune response. This review describes the proposed mechanism of action and shows evidence that they could be effective as prophylaxis or treatment in certain pathologies, or diseases. The available information shows that probiotics have to be used in a wide variety of diseases.