Abstract
Gut microbiota has been shown to affect many populations' health. Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics have been found to balance the gut microbiota toward healthy microbes resulting in enhanced health for consumers. The goal of this study was to survey the publication rate on pro-, pre-, and synbiotics and determine the contribution from different countries to these fields. All data were obtained from Medline and Web of Science. No time limit was applied in Medline, and in the Web of Science, citation was restricted to the years 1993-2011. The software package of Dr. Biglu was used to extract the desired information.The results indicated a growing rate in the publishing of the mentioned fields in both developed and developing countries, which is predicted to increase in the upcoming years as well.It is suggested that investing more in these fields can help countries improve public health and cut down disease-related costs.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics |
| Subtitle of host publication | Bioactive Foods in Health Promotion |
| Editors | Ronald Ross Watson, Victor R. Preedy |
| Place of Publication | London UK |
| Publisher | Academic Press |
| Chapter | 53 |
| Pages | 691-698 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128023716 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780128021897 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Gut microbiota
- Prebiotics
- Probiotics
- Public health
- Publication rate
- Synbiotics
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