Prebiotics, the food of Pros
Channel: SciComm NZ
Date: 2012-09-05

Prebiotics, the food of Pros   was made with the purpose of educate people on the diference between probiotics and prebiotics.    It unveils that our gut is home to hundreds of different microbes, including good and bad bacteria. These bacteria play a vital role in keeping us healthy.    As an effort to guarantee our gut is colonized by the right type of microbes (good bacteria), one could ingest bacteria with proven healthy benefits known as Probiotics.    These healthy bacteria are commonly added to yoghurt and other drinks.  To boost the healthy benefits conferred by Probiotics, one could consume foods with high contents of special fibers, which can only be digested by the Probiotics.    These fibers, known as Prebiotics, are found in foods, such as bananas, chicory, garlic and artichoke.     The products of Prebiotics digestion, short chain fatty acids (SCFA), are then used in functions, such as metabolism and cell growth. SCFAs have also been shown to have anti-cancer properties.    I hope you enjoy this short animation. It was my first one