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S. Sarkar
S. Sarkar
Assistant Manager, Department of Quality Assurance, Metro Dairy Limited, Barrackpore-Barasat Link Road, Subhasnagar, P.O. Neelgunj Bazar, Kolkata-700121, West Bengal,
India
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Review Article
Probiotics, Prebiotics and Synbiotics for Infant Feeding
Author(s): S. SarkarS. Sarkar
Breast milk is considered as the most ideal food for infants. In absence of breast milk, various infant formulae may not be an appropriate substitute as they have not yet been able to meet the critical nutritional and physiological demands of infants. Diversity in microbiota of formula-fed infants in comparison to breast-fed infants has been reported and microbiota could be manipulated by dietary interventions such as probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics. Research revealed that both probiotics and prebiotics could be safely incorporated into infant food; however safety assessment of the product through in vitro and studies on animal and human must be carried to evaluate their immediate and long-term effect on the composition and development of the intestinal microflora especially during the first months of life. In the present review, an attempt has been made to highlight the signifi.. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/1948-5948.S1-004