Anti aging tips:Probiotics Flap May Not be An Anti-aging Beauty Solution by Lorne Caplan

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Probiotics spawned pre-biotics. Anti-aging Beauty benefits abound when people discuss detoxification. It’s all about the colon some say and I agree that the digestive system is indeed very important for total health and has a significant impact on external beauty.

Every so often, certain research reports debunk the benefits of specific nutrients, whether DHA for brain health, lycopine for eye health, no nutrient is safe. Now, the Europeans are forcing Danone to do renewed studies to support their contentions about the benefits of probiotics.

We do know in fact, that probiotics are very important for metabolism and nutrient absorption. The research abounds, so why then is this push and pull for validity still going on? Frankly, anti-aging beauty is a very lucrative market and the explosion of functional foods and other nutri-categories has seen a greater degree of posturing take place as companies small and large stake their claims against regulators.

Some reports suggest that what is going on now is like a “witch hunt”, trying to hang those that developed the probiotic theories. Associations like ISAPP (International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics) and IPA (International Probiotics Association) are working hard on ensuring that players stick to the rules. Some are pushing for more to be done.

The mere definition of probiotic, according to FAO/WHO, promises a health benefit – “Live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host”. This often pits the agencies against the very companies that are doing the research and pushing the benefits. This newest of skirmishes will end with a renewed mission of support on both sides of the argument and probiotics will continue to benefit the consumers, no matter what European or American consumers know or don’t about these healthy intestinal bugs.