Health benefits of the ‘biotics’ family: Can you cut out the middleman?

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Health benefits of the ‘biotics’ family: Can you cut out the middleman?

Fiona Kendall

Yoghurt [Jaqueline Pelzer on Unsplash]
Yoghurt contains beneficial bacteria and can also qualify as a postbiotic [Image by Jaqueline Pelzer on Unsplash]

Dietitian Fiona Kendall delves into probiotics, which you will definitely have heard of, prebiotics, which you will likely have heard of, and postbiotics and synbiotics, which you might not be familiar with

Key points, Probiotics are live microorganisms that confer a health benefit; they can be safely supplemented and should contain at least 10 billion CFU of each st, Pract Green w Pale Yellow