Probiotics and health
Probiotics are beneficial to health. According to a report of 100 experts at a conference on probiotics and Health in the National Research Council, CSIC, probiotics have clear benefits in diseases such as intestinal and immune system enhancers. 
Differences between food prebiotics and probiotics. Probiotics are live microorganisms that produce positive effects on our health, when ingested in adequate amounts. Most probiotics belong to the group of lactic acid bacteria (lactobacterias). As prebiotics are substances that help the body without life energy as a supplement for beneficial bacteria.
In the gastrointestinal problems, experts have verified that there are effective probiotic strains for specific aspects of digestive health, as some types of constipation, diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome or inflammatory bowel disease. 
Regarding the influence of prebiotics on the immune system. Aspects such as the immune, allergies in childhood, and stress defense system in older people. Stressing there specific probiotic strains with proven efficacy for specific indications such as prevention of infection or stimulation of phagocytes, which are fundamental to defend the body against infection. 
On the influence of prebiotic foods in chronic inflammatory diseases such as celiac disease, Dr. Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA-CSIC), Valencia Yolanda Sanz Herranz, stated that probiotics "may be and are being studied as an alternative standard treatment at present, focusing on a gluten free diet.
Dr. Department of Metabolism and Nutrition, Instituto del Frio CSIC litanic, Rebato Nova Esther says that probiotic foods can have positive effects on the regulation of immune responses even in those moments where the immune system is forming. For this reason its use would be beneficial in pregnancy and the first two years of life.
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