Probiotics and their health benefits are often the subject of both conversations and questions. Today, GMFH’s editorial staff offers you a selection of material developed by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) to better understand these bacteria.
This infographic from the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) offers a helpful comparison between prebiotics and fiber while describing the extent to which each affects health and the gut microbiota.
The scientific community has reacted to the publication in Cell that pointed to the reduced effectiveness of probiotics by questioning these investigations and defending the benefits of certain bacteria.
International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics releases statement about misleading conclusions from two studies published in the journal Cell
5 Nov 2018by Mary Ellen Sanders
The board members of the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) have responded to two scientific papers published in Cell.
The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) created an infographic to address some of the more common fallacies about probiotics.
Infographic from ISAPP explains gut microbiota and its role in health
16 May 2018by GMFH Editing Team
The gut microbiota plays a fundamental role in health, whether in extracting energy from the food we consume daily or strengthening the body’s immune system.
Certain probiotic health benefits may be associated with higher taxonomic groups rather than strain
30 Apr 2018by Andreu Prados
Mary Ellen Sanders and colleagues recently published a review of the implications of the fact that probiotic benefits may derive from shared mechanisms within taxonomic groups that go beyond strain-specificity.
When UK researcher Glenn R. Gibson introduced the concept of prebiotics to the scientific community in 1995 it was clear to him that the gut microbiota had the potential to play a major role in health.
This year, an international panel of 12 scientists met to publish the consensus reached on the definition of prebiotic, stating that it is any compound that improves health through the way it is metabolized by microorganisms.
Report from International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics Annual Meeting 2017: Focus on Prebiotics
31 Aug 2017by Mary Ellen Sanders
The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) held its annual meeting in Chicago at the end of June, 2017. This meeting featured the latest science in the probiotic and prebiotic fields, consistent with ISAPP’s mission to advance the science of probiotics and prebiotics.