There are thousands of “lactic acid bacteria” everywhere, and only a few special strains that have been carefully selected and are really beneficial to health can be called “probiotics”. Probiotic authority-Professor Cai Yingjie also mentioned in the book: “The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) say that when looking at probiotics, you need to look at the strain level. When the strain name is written, this strain The R&D team behind the bacteria must be responsible.”
Most probiotics are lactic acid bacteria, and only a few strains of lactic acid bacteria can be called probiotics.
Stomach acid and bile salts are the means for the body to defend against the invasion of foreign bacteria. Many lactic acid bacteria cannot pass the gastric acid bile salt defense line. However, for many probiotics, acid resistance and bile salt resistance are almost all necessary conditions. Responsible development teams, when developing probiotics, should first test the acid resistance and bile salt resistance of the strains, and eliminate those that fail to pass. Of course, if it really fails to pass the test of acid resistance and bile salts, many manufacturers will use special embedding technology to further strengthen the protection of acid resistance and bile salts when producing probiotic products.
As long as probiotics have passed the test of gastric acid and bile salt resistance during development, or have been processed by special embedding technology and can successfully pass the test of gastric acid bile salt, the probiotics can indeed arrive and exert their functions.
With the evolution of probiotics, various strains of different functional types have been gradually developed, from the smooth health care function of the first generation to the adjustment of physical fitness and metabolic function to the latest generation of physical and mental maintenance functions. At this time, many consumers will have doubts, do probiotics that do not have smooth health care functions also have smooth health care functions? The answer is yes! Regardless of the generations of probiotics, the smooth health care function is the most basic function of probiotics.
Smooth health care is the most basic function of probiotics. No matter what kind of functional type of probiotics, it has the function of smooth health care.
Prof. Cai Yingjie pointed out that the difference between “strain” and “strain” is not a game of words. The function of probiotics is strain-specific, even if different strains of the same species have different functions. Species that cover a wider range can only summarize the direction of one function and are less valuable for reference. Different probiotic strains have their own special functions, such as improving happiness factor, helping sleep, adjusting physique, and promoting metabolism. The same is true, you can’t be confused just because you see the word “probiotics”.
When choosing probiotics, you can’t just look at the species, but at the level of the strain. Similarly, the different “strains” of the species will have different functions. You should choose the “strain” that suits your needs.
In 2009, in the “Nature Review of Microbiology” (Nature Review of Microbiology), there was a vigorous debate. The focus of the debate was what everyone cares about most: “Is there any relationship between probiotics and weight change?” Rare , Scholars actually started a war of words on issues of concern to consumers in the journal “Nature”, which triggered a heated discussion among many scholars.
Conclusion: At present, there is no scientific evidence to confirm whether it has any effect.
It is a fact that probiotics are afraid of heat. In 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) proposed that probiotics should be “live bacteria” at that time, and the current regulations stipulate that the number of bacteria must be more than 10 to the 6th power, that is, more than one million can be called “live bacteria”. Probiotics. But after 20 years, there have been studies to find some strains of efficacy, Inactivated bacteria can also be effective.
Whether it is Inactivated or live bacteria, it must be repeatedly verified by a formal and rigorous laboratory for “specific strains” to determine its efficacy.
Many people have a misconception that it is better to eat probiotics “after meals”, because it seems that probiotics are less likely to be killed by stomach acid, and can be digested and absorbed together with food. However, the probiotics on the market today have been tested for resistance to gastric acid and bile salts, or treated with special embedding techniques. So in fact, it doesn’t matter whether you eat before meals, after meals, before getting up or going to bed, instead of forcing yourself to eat when you are nervous every day, it is more important to remember to eat continuously every day.
It doesn’t matter when you take probiotics, what matters is to remember to eat them every day and continue to eat them.
How much probiotics should you eat? Is it better to eat more? In fact, just add enough! In terms of digestive health care, 10-20 billion a day is enough; 20 billion bacteria a day for physical fitness adjustment function, you can see the adjustment after three months; and special functions such as physical and mental maintenance, metabolic regulation, etc., you need to eat 40-60 billion a day about.
Probiotics are not the more the better, overeating is harmless but also useless. It is recommended to choose a suitable strain for probiotics, adjust your work and rest synchronously, and eat enough every day. At the same time, the intake of high-fiber fruits and vegetables and water should not be less.
Many people will have questions, if I buy 2~3 probiotic products at the same time, can I take them together? Will it be useless to eat together? Probiotics with different functions, whether it is digestive health care, physical adjustment, private maintenance or physical and mental maintenance, there is no conflict to eat together.
Different functional probiotic products can be mixed and eaten.
If there are special conditions, or people with low self-defense, they should reduce the dose or stop taking it first, and ask a doctor to ensure safety. In addition, pregnant women are recommended to choose probiotic products specially developed for mothers and infants, which will be relatively more secure. At the same time, it is also recommended to ask a doctor before eating. The digestive tract defense of newborns is still in the developing stage. In principle, it is not recommended to feed probiotics arbitrarily. If there are special needs, a pediatrician should be consulted to confirm the safety before giving them; after children start to eat non-staple food, probiotics can be given as appropriate.
Certain groups should still pay more attention when choosing probiotics as health products.
Although probiotics are quite safe health products, at present probiotics are only supplements and absolutely cannot replace medicines. For example, consumers will rush to hear that there are probiotics that can improve happiness factors and help sleep, but it is very dangerous if the patient rashly stops the drug without the doctor’s permission. Or, when many women are troubled, they choose to eat probiotic products that protect their privacy instead of going to the obstetrics and gynecology department. This is an incorrect concept.
Probiotics are only supplementary health foods, which are helpful for long-term maintenance, but they must not replace drugs.
