Open AccessFermented Milk Products and Child Health
Author(s) -
А.И. Хавкин,
Т.А. Ковтун,
Д. В. Макаркин,
O.B. Fedotova
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
rossijskij vestnik perinatologii i pediatrii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.139
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2500-2228
pISSN - 1027-4065
DOI - 10.21508/1027-4065-2020-65-6-155-165
Subject(s) - probiotic , gastrointestinal tract , food science , fermentation , fermented milk products , fermentation in food processing , health benefits , medicine , biology , bacteria , traditional medicine , lactic acid , genetics
The probiotic fermented milk products hold a specific place in the children diet. As a rule, the pediatricians, when advising the parents, are guided by the characteristics of both strains used as the ferment and the probiotic strains included into the food product. It is important that the microorganisms are safe, shelf stable and able to survive in the gastrointestinal tract. The use of the probiotic fermented milk products has a positive effect on the child health, as follows: anti-infectious and immunomodulatory effects, it helps to normalize the motion of the gastrointestinal tract. These provisions shall be supported with the controlled studies.