date:Jul 11, 2012
Three weeks of consumption of an arabinoxylan-oligosaccharide-enriched cereal were associated with significant increases in bifidobacteria levels in the feces, according to findings published in Nutrition.
Shifts in intestinal bacteria populations occurring with prebiotic consumption typically involve increased levels of bifidobacteria, which have been shown in animal and human studies to inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria, modulate the immune system, produce digestive enzymes, and hel