Synbiotic breakthrough

 - Published:  05 February, 2008
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The results of the EU-funded Microfunction project suggest that synbiotics (a combination of pro- and prebiotics) may help tackle oxidative stress as well as improving digestive health, researchers have revealed.

The addition of oligofructose, a prebiotic from Beneo Group, helped probiotics scavenge damaging free radicals in the cells, said Dr Anne Franck, vice president of research and development at Beneo Group.





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