Download or read book Handbook of Prebiotics written by Glenn R. Gibson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-01-29 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to achieve optimal digestion, absorption, and nutritional health, we must have appropriate populations of positive microflora. Prebiotics are functional foods that improve health by fortifying indigenous probiotics within the gut. This fast-growing area of nutrition and microbiology is rapidly amassing data and answering many questions abo