Probiotics

Explanation

(i) Probiotic products are available in various forms like yoghurt , kefir , sauerkraut (pickle of cabbage) , dark chocolate, miso soup, pickles , oils , corn syrup , artificial sweeteners , micro - algae (sea food like spirulina , chlorella, blue green algae, etc. )
(ii) These products contain active bacteria which increase the population of useful microbes, helping in digestion and decrease the population of harmful microbes.
(iii) These products from the colonies of useful microbes in alimentary canal and control other microbes and other metabolic activities , improve resistance and lower the ill - effects of harmful substances formed during metabolic activities.
(iv) Useful microbes become inactive due to antibiotics . Probiotics make them active again.
(v) Nowdays probiotics are used for treatment of diarrhoea and treatment of poultry also.