Praktické lekárnictvo 1/2013
Probiotics in human’s life
Probiotics are at the forefront of many scientific institutions. The number of experiments and studies documenting the beneficial prophylactic and therapeutic probiotics effect on several disease states, such as diarrhoea, urinary tract infections, vaginal candidiasis, immune disorders, lactose intolerance, hypercholesterolemia, have significantly increased over the last decade. In addition, it is assumed they may reduce the risk of development of some tumours or the incidence of allergies among susceptible individuals (1, 2).
Keywords: probiotiká, prebiotiká, symbiotiká.
