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	What are Prebiotics?
	What are Prebiotics?

The prebiotics naturally present in breastmilk are non-digestible carbohydrates called oligosaccharides.

Prebiotics are food for the friendly bacteria naturally present in baby’s gut and they encourage higher levels of friendly bacteria, such as bifidobacteria.

This increase in levels is beneficial, in that bifidobacteria have been shown to have protective properties.

Prebiotics travelling through baby’s digestive system to reach the colon unharmed.	Prebiotics encouraging the growth of friendly bacteria and boosting their numbers.
Increased numbers of friendly bacteria helping to prevent bad bacteria from attaching to the colon wall.

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1. Analysis of intestinal flora development in breastfed and formula fed infants by using molecular identification and detection methods. Harmsen HJM et al. (2000) JPGN 30: 61-67

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