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The first
"Journée Institut Rosell" was held in Paris on December 7th, 2000.
The conference and round table discussion on the theme: "Probiotics
and Health: Summary and Perspectives" gathered the best francophone
scientific and regulatory specialists in the field of probiotics, as
well as leaders of opinion, manufacturers, industry leaders and
journalists. The conference had a dual goal: give our clients the
most up to date information as presented by scientific authorities
and raise public awareness through the press.
- Probiotics and
Immunity
Dr. Marie-Christiane
Moreau
UEPSD - (Unit of Ecology and
Digestive System Physiology), Jouy en Josas, France.
A growing mountain of evidence has emerged
confirming the positive effects and potential of probiotics in
human beings. Probiotics studies have focused on two major areas:
the ecological modulation of the intestinal flora and the immune
system.The stimulation of several immune system components
involved in the defense and integrity of mucous membrane.
Probiotics are also involved in improved immune system responses
for some infections (diarrhea).
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- Physiological and therapeutic effects of
probiotics: A clinician's perspective
Professor Philippe Marteau
Gastro-enterology Department, Hôpital
Européen Georges Pompidou and Université Paris V, Paris,
France.
Today, there is
widespread agreement in the scientific community that improvements
in lactose tolerance, the prevention of diarrhea and its
complications (colitis) through antibiotics, and the prevention
and treatment of rotaviral gastro-enteritis, particularly in
children, can be attributed to probiotics properties. Furthermore,
serious studies are now underway to prove their effectiveness in
some inflammatory illnesses of the intestine (pouchitis) and
anti-pathogenic gastrointestinal infections (barrier
effect).
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- Infections
due to lactic acid bacteria: Risk factor analysis
Professor Francis Gasser
Honorary Professor at lnstitut Pasteur,
Paris, France.
The ever growing consumer demand for healthy,
safe and effective products has imposed particularly high
standards with regard to the safe use of probiotics.From a
scientific perspective, lactic bacteria have been rated safest and
non-pathogenic. As in anything, their risk is not nil, however it
can be reasonably asserted that lactic bacteria and probiotics do
not carry risks in healthy subjects.
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- Today's food
safety
Professor Ambroise
Martin
Management of the Evaluation of
Nutritional and Food Health Risks
French
Agency of Food Safety, Maison-Alfort, France.
Probiotics are found in functional foods, i.e.
those whose effects go beyond basic nutritional needs by
contributing to the preservation of optimal health. Scientific
arguments justifying the use of probiotics should be at the
forefront of all marketing plans in order to improve credibility
with consumers and to comply with government regulations.
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- Scientific
basis for functional foods
Dr.
Laura Contor
ILSI Europe (International
Life Sciences Institute), Brussels, Belgium.
To date, approaches used for functional food
science have mostly been product- or food-component-driven, which
are likely to be influenced by local, traditional and cultural
characteristics. A science-based function-driven approach is
preferable since their functions and modulation are universal.
That is why plans are underway in Europe to specially link
scientific findings with the nutritional claims of functional
foods, such as FUFOSE and PASSCLAIM.
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- Lactic acid bacteria and gynecology: Vaginal
flora, probiotics and gynecology
Dr. Fédérico Graf
Director General Medinova SA. Zurich,
Switzerland.
Since
vaginal infections are often linked with disturbances in healthy
vaginal flora, chiefly comprised of acidophilus lactobacilli, a
lactobacillus re-colonization in the form of gynecological ovules
can often provide relief.
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- Use of probiotics in daily medical
practice
Dr. Didier Chos
President of the European Dietetic and
Micro-nutritional Institute, Caen, France.
Systematic use of
probiotics to treat cases of intestinal flora disturbances fits
perfectly with the micro-nutrition concept, a method of care where
nutritional advice is adapted to the individual. In daily medical
practice, this requires practitioners to evaluate to what extent
gastrointestinal system disturbances affect their patients. Since
people with functional digestive problems typically complain of
stress, insomnia, articular problems, etc., such symptoms can
often be remedied through individualized food sanitation advice,
where the prescription of probiotics is used therapeutically and
measured by patient response.
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