Probiotics: Versatile Bioactive Components in Promoting Human Health.
Medicina (Kaunas)
; 56(9)2020 Aug 27.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-738923
ABSTRACT
The positive impact of probiotic strains on human health has become more evident than ever before. Often delivered through food, dietary products, supplements, and drugs, different legislations for safety and efficacy issues have been prepared. Furthermore, regulatory agencies have addressed various approaches toward these products, whether they authorize claims mentioning a disease's diagnosis, prevention, or treatment. Due to the diversity of bacteria and yeast strains, strict approaches have been designed to assess for side effects and post-market surveillance. One of the most essential delivery systems of probiotics is within food, due to the great beneficial health effects of this system compared to pharmaceutical products and also due to the increasing importance of food and nutrition. Modern lifestyle or various diseases lead to an imbalance of the intestinal flora. Nonetheless, as the amount of probiotic use needs accurate calculations, different factors should also be taken into consideration. One of the novelties of this review is the presentation of the beneficial effects of the administration of probiotics as a potential adjuvant therapy in COVID-19. Thus, this paper provides an integrative overview of different aspects of probiotics, from human health care applications to safety, quality, and control.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Probiotics
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Dietary Supplements
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Pandemics
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Gastrointestinal Diseases
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Liver Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Topics:
Traditional medicine
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Medicina56090433
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