Monday, December 13, 2010

Prebiotics: The Current State-of-the-Science.

PREBIOTICS, 1995 – the concept was first explained by Dr. Marcel Roberfroid in a 1995 medical article where he introduced PREBIOTICS as unique plant fibers that have beneficial effects in the intestinal tract and the entire body. PREBIOTICS are not Probiotics.

Dr. Roberfroid offered a refined definition in the 2007 Journal of Nutrition stating:

“A prebiotic is a selectively fermented ingredient that allows specific changes, both in the composition and/or activity in the gastrointestinal microflora that confers benefits upon host well-being and health.”

PREBIOTICS, 2010 – Just 15 years later, Dr. Roberfroid and 20 other international health scholars published a state-of-the-art article on PREBIOTICS in the prestigious British Journal of Nutrition titled PREBIOTIC Effects: Metabolic and Health Benefits* . It is 63 pages long and has 463 references. In short, the science of PREBIOTICS have come of age.

The following benefits are detailed within the article in great depth. What is now proven in seven general areas of health are:


  1. The bacteria within the lower gut are now recognized to be vitally important to attaining and maintaining a wide variety of health benefits, but only when PREBIOTICS significantly improve the digestive balance within this bacterial mix.
  2. PREBIOTICS improve the function of the gut, including increased bulk, stool regularity and softness.
  3. PREBIOTICS increase calcium and magnesium absorption throughout the colon. Greater bone density and strength have been shown.
  4. PREBIOTICS increase certain hormones in the blood that produce a feeling of satiety or fullness. They are associated with weight loss in animals.
  5. PREBIOTICS enhance immunity in the gut and body beginning on the day of birth when a mother feeds her baby with her own prebiotic laden breast milk.
  6. PREBIOTICS alter the bacterial mix in a way that strengthens the colon’s wall, and so reduces the movement of toxins into the blood. It improves a “leaky gut”.
  7. PREBIOTICS reduce intestinal infection because they promote the growth of good bacteria, which crowd out the bad ones.
The above seven are pretty well proven and supported by the medical literature. But, there are other areas where PREBIOTICS are felt to be tentatively supportive of health benefits. These are:

  1. PREBIOTICS may reduce obesity, type 2 diabetes and the associated condition called metabolic syndrome.
  2. PREBIOTICS may reduce the risk and/or improvement of intestinal inflammation such as inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and pouchitis).
  3. PREBIOTICS may reduce the risk of colon polyps and cancer.
Wow! Were a pill developed that did these above 10 things there would be a Nobel prize for the inventor and a monumental world-wide demand for the product. Yet, we all have within us the capacity to obtain each of these goals.

The three main PREBIOTICS readily available to everyone are:
  • Inulin – extracted commercially from chicory root and Jerusalem artichoke root.
  • Oligofructose – extracted and derived commercially from chicory root and Jerusalem artichoke root
  • FOS (fructo-oligosaccharide) – derived from sucrose or table sugar.
PREBIOTIN is a carefully blended mix of inulin and oligofructose, each of which nourishes the good bacteria in selective parts of the colon. Together, they provide our full-spectrum prebiotic, PREBIOTIN.

* Roberfroid M, Gibson GR et al. Prebiotic effects: metabolic and health benefits. Br J Nutr 2010 Aug; 104 Suppl 2:S1-63.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Surviving the Holiday Food Frenzy with Prebiotic Fiber

Good news for holiday foodie's everywhere. New research reveals that the consumption of prebiotic fiber, such as Prebiotin Prebiotic Fiber Supplement helps control appetite.

Good news for holiday foodie's everywhere. There is a way to stop or at least slow down the impact of holiday eating and how our bodies react to it.

With holiday parties fast approaching, we are all preparing to be deluged with an abundance of delicious foods that dazzle our eyes, overwhelm our taste buds and all too often produce unwanted weight gain. New science and old mother nature can help curb the urge to over eat during the holidays!

Here is what we now know about our appetite and the feelings of hunger before we eat and the fullness we experience afterward. Research now reveals that satiety - the feeling of fullness - is partially controlled by hormones produced within the walls of our digestive system, released into the blood stream and carried to the brain. There it signals to us that we are full.

Here is where the science of Prebiotin can help. Research now shows that the presence of prebiotic fiber tricks the stomach and gut into releasing the fullness hormone, which, in turn, reduces our desire to eat. The Prebiotin family of nutritional supplements are an all-natural plant-based, full-spectrum prebiotic fiber. The prebiotic fibers in Prebiotin are Oligofructose-
Enriched-Inulin. These are by far the most medically researched prebiotic fiber. Together, they nourish beneficial bacteria growth throughout the entire colon, thereby optimizing the multiple health benefits of daily intake including appetite control. This is why we call it a full spectrum prebiotic. It is simply the best, most complete prebiotic nutritional supplement currently available.

So, before you attend your next holiday function, make sure that you are taking your daily Prebiotin Prebiotic Fiber Supplement to help control overeating. It is best to take ½ tsp. of Prebiotin Prebiotic Fiber in the morning on arising and then again about 4 pm well before dinner time. This dose can then be increased to 1 tsp, provided no excess gas or fullness occurs. In this event, simply cut back.

With Prebiotin as part of your daily regime, you can enjoy the holidays and keep the delectable food intake to a reasonable level. Visit http://www.prebiotin.com for more information.