The scientific community has proposed terms such as non-viable probiotics, paraprobiotics,
ghostbiotics, heat-inactivated probiotics or, most commonly, postbiotics, to refer to inanimate …

Linear growth failure is the most common form of undernutrition globally. With an estimated
165 million children below 5 years of age affected, stunting has been identified as a major …

Epidemiologic and clinical research has provided a large body of evidence supporting the
developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD), but there has been a relative dearth …

Iron deficiency in the human body is a global issue with an impact on more than two billion
individuals worldwide. The most important functions ensured by adequate amounts of iron in …

The immune system of infants is actively downregulated during pregnancy and therefore the
first months of life represent a period of heightened susceptibility to infection. After birth …

The gut microbiome affects the health status of the host through different mechanisms and is
associated with a wide variety of diseases. Both childhood undernutrition and obesity are …

Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a major global public health problem. We aimed to
assess the effects of probiotic and synbiotic supplementation on rate of weight gain and …

In this age group, diarrhea occurs 2.5 billion times annually 1 and causes 15% of childhood
deaths. 2 Diarrheal diseases claim 59 million disability-adjusted life years, nearly all from …

Modulation of the human gut microbiota through probiotics, prebiotics and dietary fibre are
recognised strategies to improve health and prevent disease. Yet we are only beginning to …

Iron deficiency is common, especially among young women. Adding probiotics to foods
could be one way to increase iron absorption. The aim of this study was to test the …