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The effect of prebiotic Synergy1 during iron supplementation on microbiota and gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in women with low ferritin levels.What are prebiotics?
Prebiotics are non-digestible fibre that exert bacteria changes in the intestine and bring about health benefits
- They are used in foods to increase beneficial gut bacterial numbers
- They have been found to improve the intestinal bacterial composition of the general population
- They are safe for human consumption
- They have been consumed by humans for hundreds of years
Proposed benefits of prebiotics
- Reduce the number/activities of disease causing bacteria
- Influence satiety
- Improve immune response
- Reduce risk of gastrointestinal illness such as travellers' diarrhoea, irritable bowel syndrome, infections
- Increase absorption of minerals
Ferrous salts administrated during iron deficiency are poorly absorbed in the small intestine. Around 75% of the unabsorbed iron will reach the colon where could be used by intestinal bacteria, especially by non-beneficial bacterial species. Prebiotics are safe interventions that promote growth of beneficial microorganisms as bifidobacteria. The aim of this study is investigating if a prebiotic intervention during iron supplementation could help to mitigate
the adverse effects of iron in the microbiota and therefore, reduce the gastrointestinal symptoms usually associated to iron consumption
Are you?
- Age: 18-50 years (premenopausal)
- Gender: Female