date:Sep 25, 2012
said the study.
In particular, the probiotic treatment reverted the age-related increase of the opportunistic pathogens, it continued.
The authors said the study opened the way for developing elderly-tailored probiotic-based functional foods to counteract the age-related dysbioses of the intestinal microbiota.
Method and results
To reach these conclusions, the authors split 32 elderly Italians with a mean age of 76 into two groups.
They instructed one group to eat a probiotic biscuit once a