Gut Microbiota for Health and Functional Foods

Abstract

According to WHO data the rate of beneficial bacteria in the gut flora of the Hungarian population is only 12%, instead of the desired 40-50%. This is in close connection with the statistical data of the WHO indicating that Hungarian people’s state of health is below the European average. The causes, among others, include non-satisfactory quality and quantity of food, stress and chemicalization. By means of direct immunomodulation these detrimental changes can be linked to several clinical disease patterns, in the supplemental treatment of which functional  food and probiotics have proven to be effective.