Nutrition
Nutrition for Health and Wellness Assignment # 2
Research claim:
Probiotics in Preventing Colon Cancer
Probiotics in preventing colon cancer
Humans are composed of foreign species, which were not created by the body. These living organisms can be beneficial to our body and can also have detrimental effects as well. The human body relies heavily on these organisms for daily metabolic processes. Probiotics are one of the many living microorganism’s that can be found in the human body. It is said that probiotics have been traced to the prevention of colon cancer. The topic of what probiotics are will be discussed in full detail, which will be followed by the explanation of what and how colon cancer works. The final topic that will be discussed is how probiotics can help prevent colon cancer, and the scientific evidence. The debate on whether or not this claim has been widely approved will also be discussed as well.
Probiotics are living microorganisms that are naturally found in the body, and believed to be beneficial to the host organism. Our body naturally teams with these organisms and aid in improving our health (Jaret, 2004). The effects of probiotics can be highly influential to our body, when given in the right amounts.
The types of probiotics are usually classified in strains. Since it is a living organism, it has its own genetic information, thus can providing an array of various types.
Our intestines are made up of hundreds of these bacterial species. They help in keeping the intestinal linings healthy, and assist in breaking down food. Researchers have claimed that many disorders that are put upon the body are caused by the imbalance of these microorganisms in the intestines (Jaret, 2004). The imbalance can occur from consuming antibiotics, after an infection or when the lining of the intestines is damaged.
It is said that probiotic organisms assist in maintaining a strong immune system. In the
Research claim:
Probiotics in Preventing Colon Cancer
Probiotics in preventing colon cancer
Humans are composed of foreign species, which were not created by the body. These living organisms can be beneficial to our body and can also have detrimental effects as well. The human body relies heavily on these organisms for daily metabolic processes. Probiotics are one of the many living microorganism’s that can be found in the human body. It is said that probiotics have been traced to the prevention of colon cancer. The topic of what probiotics are will be discussed in full detail, which will be followed by the explanation of what and how colon cancer works. The final topic that will be discussed is how probiotics can help prevent colon cancer, and the scientific evidence. The debate on whether or not this claim has been widely approved will also be discussed as well.
Probiotics are living microorganisms that are naturally found in the body, and believed to be beneficial to the host organism. Our body naturally teams with these organisms and aid in improving our health (Jaret, 2004). The effects of probiotics can be highly influential to our body, when given in the right amounts.
The types of probiotics are usually classified in strains. Since it is a living organism, it has its own genetic information, thus can providing an array of various types.
Our intestines are made up of hundreds of these bacterial species. They help in keeping the intestinal linings healthy, and assist in breaking down food. Researchers have claimed that many disorders that are put upon the body are caused by the imbalance of these microorganisms in the intestines (Jaret, 2004). The imbalance can occur from consuming antibiotics, after an infection or when the lining of the intestines is damaged.
It is said that probiotic organisms assist in maintaining a strong immune system. In the
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