NFS284H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Enzyme, Gastric Dumping Syndrome, Osmosis
9 Nov 2016
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Slow movement of components favors the growth of bacteria; bacteria can sometimes breakdown indigestible food components such as dietary fibre (fermentation) Live bacterial culture e. g. bifidobacterium and lactobacillus which may be beneficial to for health. Added to foods such as the probiotic yogurt. Probiotics have to be consumed on a continual basis because they are quickly eliminated. Also added to foods in purified form (for ex; insulin) Helps to support growth of beneficial microflora. Canadian regulations require specific name of the probiotic used to be listed in the ingredients. Permitted health claim nutrient-function claim about the role of probiotics in health; claim about calcium and vitamin d. Colostrum: (milk rich in antibodies produced only first few weeks of delivery; diff from mature breast milk) Contains immune factors help protect the infant from infection particularly in the g1 tract. A(cid:374)ti(cid:271)odies whi(cid:272)h pass fro(cid:373) the (cid:373)other"s (cid:271)loodstream into the milk.
