Functional Food B2.3
- Created by: Revise17
- Created on: 19-05-16 20:50
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- Functional Foods
- Probiotics
- "friendly" or "good" bacteria
- Not proven to work despite advertising claims
- Prebiotics
- Substances that the body cannot digest
- act as "food" for naturally occurring bacteria in the gut
- proven to work
- Plant stanol esters
- oils that naturally occur in plants
- Lower cholesterol (stop the small intestine absorbing it) and prevent heart disease
- proven to work
- claims to make you healthier and improve the bodies function
- Probiotics
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