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Probiotics are live microorganisms that can maintain or improve normal microflora in the body and improve microbial balance, particularly in the gastrointestinal tract. They consist of Saccharomyces boulardii yeast or lactic acid bacteria. They are generally regulated as dietary supplements and foods. How do probiotics work? They can lower intestinal pH They can decrease colonisation […]

Introduction Consumers love wheat, maise, and rice because they are rich in carbohydrates and, hence, primary energy for humans. These nutritional sources are also contained in gluten. Gluten is a complex mixture of hundreds of related and distinct proteins, mainly composed of gliadin and glutenin. Secalin, hordein and avenins are collectively referred to as “gluten”.

Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) are fatty acids with more than 20 carbons and more than three double bonds, which can be categorized into two main families — ω6 (n-6) and ω3 (n-3) — depending on the position of the first double bond from the methyl end group of the fatty acid. It is a

In today’s modern environment, one is exposed to various stressful conditions such as illness, infection, psychological stress and trauma; in response to those situations, the level of various stress hormones changes. The stress hormone is an umbrella term for hormones released in response to stressful conditions to increase the mobilisation of energy sources and adapt