Probiotics and its Health Benefits

Abstract

Research which concerns the effectiveness of probiotics has shown increasing interest based on the rise of the products, their publications and awareness to the public of their benefits. Probiotics have become increasingly popular over the last two decades for showing a promising desirable result on human health and animal health. Probiotics are defined as the microbial food supplements, which beneficially affect the host by improving its intestinal microbial balance. It has shown to enhance immunity and prevent cholesterol level, cancer, diarrhea, infection, peptic ulcer. In combination with probiotics, symbiotic have also used extensively. Synbiotics is defined as the term where probiotics and robotics are used in combination to give synergistic effect. In this review article various applications of probiotics have also been discussed which have benefitted the human lives.