Lactic Acid Bacteria & the Super Lactic Acid Bacteria
INTRODUCTION
Lactic acid bacteria have been closely related to human beings from old times through fermented food. Pickles and yogurt are the most commonly associated food with lactic acid bacteria. Yes, they are also foods fermented by lactic acid bacteria. Now, let us introduce the functions of lactic acid bacteria below.
| Lactic
Acid Bacteria: Microbiology and Functional Aspects by Seppo Salminen, Atte Von Wright; Hardcover |
The
Lactic Acid Bacteria: The Lactic Acid Bacteria in Health & Disease by Brian Wood Hardcover |
| Lactic
Acid Metabolism by Howard Mehler Hardcover (1988) |
Genetics
of Lactic Acid Bacteria by Brian Wood, Philip Warner Hardcover |
Medical effects
a) Control of intestinal conditions
b) Anti-cancer effects (Inhibitive
action against cancer cells): inhibit the growth of cancer cells
c) Immunity activation: prevention and early relief from a cold
d) Preventive effects against infection and other harmful bacteria
Lactic acid bacteria protect the body from infection by virus.
e) Anti-choresterol effects: reduction of choresterol level
Other effects are;
f) Protection against liver diseases and assistance in the function of liver
g) Anti-mutation action : prevention of mutation
h) Anti-stress effects : strengthening of the endurance against stress
The
Permaculture Book of Ferment & Human Nutrition |
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Probiotics: Nature's Internal Healers |
IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF INTESTINAL LACTIC ACID BACTERIA
Correlation of food habit with
lactic acid and other harmful bacteria
In our intestines, we have over 100 trillion bacteria of 100 species.
They are mainly of 2 types:
a) friendly bacteria (lactic acid bacteria)
b) harmful bacteria
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Favorite foods of lactic acid bacteria saccharide (except disaccharides), oligosaccharide, fibrous food (plant source) |
| Favorite foods of harmful bacteria animal protein (Its intake in a small amount is harmless, but a great amount of which causes the multiplication of harmful bacteria) |
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Friendly bacteria and harmful bacteria are always repeating a power struggle in the intestines. |
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Lactic acid bacteria are the cheer group of intestinal friendly bacteria. |
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Thus, intestinal condition (or intestinal bacteria) has close relations with diet. So, let's eat lactic acid bacteria to be healthy and vigorous!
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