November 8, 2016. By Bruno Pot, PhD, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium – Probiotics need to be alive and confer health benefits for the host (Hill et al. 2014; FAO/WHO 2001). There are no further specifications as to the mechanisms underpinning these health effects. A large number of papers currently describe the wide diversity of the probiotic […]
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November 10, 2016. – ISAPP, in collaboration with IPA, publishes paper on use of probiotics in at-risk populations. This paper gives healthcare providers information about using probiotic dietary supplements in at-risk populations. Probiotics should be used in cases where the research shows a benefit for patient populations. But we need to work with industry to […]
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November 2016. By Daniel Merenstein, MD, Georgetown University Medical Center – As a clinician and clinical researcher in the probiotic field, I am beginning to think we have reached a tipping point for clinical use of probiotics. This month, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published three articles dealing with probiotics. I heard […]
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October 2016. By Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, Executive Science Officer ISAPP – In July, a well-respected source of unbiased product ratings, Consumer Reports (CR), published a damning article on dietary supplements. The article begins with an account of a premature infant who died from intestinal mucormycosis believed to be caused by a mold contained in […]
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Prof. Gregor Reid, PhD, a founding board member of ISAPP, a former President of ISAPP and the current advisor to the ISAPP Students and Fellows Association (SFA), was recently named a Fellow by the Royal Society of Canada. This honor was bestowed by his peers in recognition of outstanding scientific achievement. Prof. Reid has been […]
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September 2016. By Prof. Robert Hutkins, PhD – When I tell friends and family that I study gut bacteria and gut health, the most frequent question I am asked is why some foods cause intestinal gas. The next question is almost always whether or not gas is such a bad thing. Bloating, constipation, indigestion, and […]
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June 28, 2016 – ISAPP disagrees with the approach FDA has taken to address their overreach of requiring investigational new drug applications for most human research on foods or supplements in the United States. In response to criticism of their 2014 final guidance, Determining Whether Human Research Studies Can Be Conducted Without an Investigational New Drug Application, the FDA filed […]
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July 25, 2016 – A European Union court ruling may impede direct communication on scientific substantiation of health benefits of (probiotic and prebiotic) foods to healthcare providers. From the Court ruling: “Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods, as amended […]
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Food labels cannot list prebiotics as fiber under new food labeling regulations. The FDA has narrowed the definition of dietary fiber, which now excludes inulin and other prebiotics. ISAPP posted comments urging the FDA to recognize the many established health benefits of prebiotics, but our opinion did not prevail. The FDA final rule allows added […]
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The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) is a non-profit, science-based organization of scientists focused on advancing the science of probiotics and prebiotics. Since our founding in 2002, ISAPP’s web platform was www.isapp.net. Today we launched www.isappscience.org to better reflect our non-profit, service-oriented nature and to better serve our stakeholders.
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Alive or active? Active and alive! Flow cytometry has arrived.
/in featured, ISAPP Science Blog /by Mary Ellen SandersNovember 8, 2016. By Bruno Pot, PhD, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium – Probiotics need to be alive and confer health benefits for the host (Hill et al. 2014; FAO/WHO 2001). There are no further specifications as to the mechanisms underpinning these health effects. A large number of papers currently describe the wide diversity of the probiotic […]
ISAPP publishes probiotic recommendations for at-risk populations
/in News /by Mary Ellen SandersNovember 10, 2016. – ISAPP, in collaboration with IPA, publishes paper on use of probiotics in at-risk populations. This paper gives healthcare providers information about using probiotic dietary supplements in at-risk populations. Probiotics should be used in cases where the research shows a benefit for patient populations. But we need to work with industry to […]
A Tipping Point for Probiotic Use? A Clinician’s Perspective
/in featured, ISAPP Science Blog /by Mary Ellen SandersNovember 2016. By Daniel Merenstein, MD, Georgetown University Medical Center – As a clinician and clinical researcher in the probiotic field, I am beginning to think we have reached a tipping point for clinical use of probiotics. This month, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published three articles dealing with probiotics. I heard […]
Consumer Reports: Helping or Hurting Consumers?
/in featured, ISAPP Science Blog /by Mary Ellen SandersOctober 2016. By Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, Executive Science Officer ISAPP – In July, a well-respected source of unbiased product ratings, Consumer Reports (CR), published a damning article on dietary supplements. The article begins with an account of a premature infant who died from intestinal mucormycosis believed to be caused by a mold contained in […]
Reid Named Fellow of Royal Society of Canada
/in featured, News /by Mary Ellen SandersProf. Gregor Reid, PhD, a founding board member of ISAPP, a former President of ISAPP and the current advisor to the ISAPP Students and Fellows Association (SFA), was recently named a Fellow by the Royal Society of Canada. This honor was bestowed by his peers in recognition of outstanding scientific achievement. Prof. Reid has been […]
Got gas? Blame it on your bacteria
/in Consumer Blog, featured, ISAPP Science Blog /by Mary Ellen SandersSeptember 2016. By Prof. Robert Hutkins, PhD – When I tell friends and family that I study gut bacteria and gut health, the most frequent question I am asked is why some foods cause intestinal gas. The next question is almost always whether or not gas is such a bad thing. Bloating, constipation, indigestion, and […]
ISAPP files comments with the FDA on their partial stay of sections of their guidance for INDs
/in featured, News /by Mary Ellen SandersJune 28, 2016 – ISAPP disagrees with the approach FDA has taken to address their overreach of requiring investigational new drug applications for most human research on foods or supplements in the United States. In response to criticism of their 2014 final guidance, Determining Whether Human Research Studies Can Be Conducted Without an Investigational New Drug Application, the FDA filed […]
European Union ruling may interfere with communication about probiotics and prebiotics
/in featured, News /by Mary Ellen SandersJuly 25, 2016 – A European Union court ruling may impede direct communication on scientific substantiation of health benefits of (probiotic and prebiotic) foods to healthcare providers. From the Court ruling: “Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods, as amended […]
Prebiotics Not ‘Fiber’ Under New U.S. Food Labeling Regulations
/in News /by Mary Ellen SandersFood labels cannot list prebiotics as fiber under new food labeling regulations. The FDA has narrowed the definition of dietary fiber, which now excludes inulin and other prebiotics. ISAPP posted comments urging the FDA to recognize the many established health benefits of prebiotics, but our opinion did not prevail. The FDA final rule allows added […]
ISAPP Launches ISAPPScience.org
/in News /by Mary Ellen SandersThe International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) is a non-profit, science-based organization of scientists focused on advancing the science of probiotics and prebiotics. Since our founding in 2002, ISAPP’s web platform was www.isapp.net. Today we launched www.isappscience.org to better reflect our non-profit, service-oriented nature and to better serve our stakeholders.