Probiotics and Prebiotics in Pediatrics

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Medicine; "Infant; "Pregnancy"[Mesh]; "Probiotics"[Mesh]; 2?-fucosyllactose; acute diarrhea; acute gastroenteritis; allergy; asthma; Bacillus clausii; bifidobacteria; Bifidobacterium; Bifidobacterium breve; breast feeding; breast milk; celiac disease; Childhood Asthma Control Test; children; colic; constipation; cow's milk protein; diversity; efficacy; fecal microbiota; formula feeding; functional abdominal pain disorders; functional constipation; functional gastrointestinal disorders; gluten free diet; gluten-free diet; growth; hepcidin; human milk; human milk oligosaccharide; human milk oligosaccharides; immunoglobulin E; infant; infant formula; infantile colic; infants; intestinal microbiota; intestinal transit time; inulin; iron absorption; iron deficiency anemia; Lacto-N-neotetraose; lactobacilli; Lactobacillus; Lactobacillus reuteri; microbial programming; microbiome; microbiota; n/a; necrotizing enterocolitis; neonatal; Newborn"[Mesh]; non-IgE mediated allergy; nutritional programming; oligosaccharides; oral rehydration solution; paediatrics; peak expiratory flow rate; pediatrics; prebiotic; prebiotics; preterm; preterm infant; prevention; probiotic; probiotic strain; probiotics; protein hydrolyzed formulas; randomized controlled trials; safety; sepsis; therapeutic microbiology; tolerance acquisition; zinc
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• ISBN: 9783038979500; 9783038979517; books978-3-03897-951-7
• Access: Open Access

The goal of this Special Issue, "Probiotics and Prebiotics in Pediatrics", is to focus on the importance of pediatric nutrition with probiotics and prebiotics to improve gastrointestinal health in newborn, infants, and children.Specifically, the aim is to clarify if probiotics and prebiotics can influence gut microbiota composition and host-interaction favoring human health and preventing diseases.This new information will provide health care professionals with a widespread, clear and update evidence on probiotics and prebiotics and intestinal gut microbiota in pediatric care.