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Old 10-12-2009, 05:46 AM
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Here is a good explanation about Pre-biotics:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prebiotic_%28nutrition%29

I have noticed the premium pet foods now advertising Pre-Biotic ingredients on TV (Eukanuba)

Inulin is added to some foods. You'd have to read the labels to find it. It is in Stonyfield yogurts for example.
http://www.stonyfield.com/AboutUs/Co...Lane-00-01.cfm

Probiotics are actual organisms which are supplied by capsule or food to colonize the bowel. There are just jillions of products in this category. I prefer to get mine in yogurt.
Probiotics are handy after a course of antibiotics. Almost all antibiotics upset the bowel flora. Many of the yogurts now are specializing in adding specific organisms... Dannon Immune and Activia are examples.
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