What's the difference? (Except the spelling...smarty pants!)
2006-08-31 01:37:40 · 4 answers · asked by Fragile Rock 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
The rationale for probiotics is that the body contains a miniature ecology of microbes, collectively known as the gut flora. The number of bacterial types can be thrown out of balance by a wide range of circumstances including the use of antibiotics or other drugs, excess alcohol, stress, disease, exposure to toxic substances, or even the use of antibacterial soap. In cases like these, the bacteria that work well with our bodies (see symbiosis) may decrease in number, an event which allows harmful competitors to thrive, to the detriment of our health.
The word prebiotic has two separate meanings:
Prebiotic (nutrition) - food substances which promote the growth of certain bacteria (generally beneficial) in the intestines. For information about foods and dietary supplements with potentially beneficial bacteria, see Probiotic.
"Before life" referring to the time before life appeared on the earth or any other planet. See Primordial sandwich.
2006-08-31 01:45:38 · answer #1 · answered by Auntiem115 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probiotic is good for you.
Prebiotic is before.
2006-08-31 08:43:21 · answer #2 · answered by Boris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Auntiem115 said!
I was gonna say that, but she beat me to it!
2006-08-31 18:58:24 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i wonder.........sorry lol
2006-08-31 08:43:52 · answer #4 · answered by supernovaJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋