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Prebiotics: Does Delivery Format Matter?
By Kelly S. Swanson, PhD, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA Prebiotics (1) have long been appreciated for their benefits to… -
Postbiotics: debate continues and the ISAPP definition gains support
By Dr. Gabriel Vinderola PhD, Instituto de LactologÃa Industrial (CONICET-UNL), Santa Fe, Argentina The publication of a new definition for… -
What do we mean by ‘conferring a health benefit on the host’?
Four of the Consensus definitions produced by ISAPP in recent years (see 1-4 below) finish with a similar wording, insisting… -
Follow up from ISAPP webinar – Probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics and fermented foods: how to implement ISAPP consensus definitions
By Mary Ellen Sanders PhD, Executive Science Officer, ISAPP On the heels of the most recent ISAPP consensus paper –… -
A roundup of the ISAPP consensus definitions: probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, postbiotics and fermented foods
ISAPP has long recognized the importance of precise definitions of the ‘biotic’ family of terms. As a scientific organization working… -
New publication addresses the question: Which bacteria truly qualify as probiotics?
Although the international scientific consensus definition of probiotics, published in 2014, is well known—”live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate… -
Bugs on the Brain: The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis
Prof. Quigley explains that extensive research over the past several decades has revealed that gut-brain communication is a two-way street – the brain signals to the gut and the gut constantly signals to the brain too.
