Sentences with phrase «act as a food source»

SB3 contains 3 different types of indigestible prebiotic fibre which act as a food source for the «good» probiotic bacteria, helping them to grow and thrive within the gut.

When FODMAPs aren't absorbed correctly in the small intestine, they «continue along their journey along the digestive tract, arriving at the large intestine, where they act as a food source to the bacteria that live there normally,» states Shepherd Works, a website from Dr. Sue Shepherd who developed the low - FODMAP diet.

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As America's Coast to Coast source for fresh product, our organization contracts with the industry's leading growers and shippers, providing the foodservice industry with the «Pro * Act advantage» in product quality, food safety, supply and value.

This provides an important food source before mature grain is harvested — acting as a food bridge during the «hunger gap» between harvests.

Dietary and sports supplements fall under the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), which mandates that products derived from herbs and natural sources be classified as food and not drugs.

City - sized maps of terrain and life on the sea - floor have revealed that drifts of «marine snow» on submarine hillsides act as a source of food to fuel a higher biomass of marine life on the hills than on the flatter plains surrounding hills.

Along with brewed tea, dark chocolates can offer a great number of health benefits by acting as a source of glucose, the main brain food.

Research has demonstrated they when avocados are eaten alongside other nutrient - rich foods, they act as a nutrient booster and enhance the body's ability to absorb fat - soluble nutrients such as Vitamins A, D, K, and E from other sources.

In addition to the numerous benefits of Sunfiber, it also acts as the perfect food source for the probiotics in Regular Girl as well as increasing the helpful bacteria and decreasing the harmful bacteria already within our system.

In other words, it acts as the principal source of food for the colony's incoming queen.

In addition, betaine needs to be accounted for because it acts as a methyl group donor, similar in function to choline, with many whole food vegan sources as outlined here: http://advances.nutrition.org/content/1/1/46.full

Because yogurt probiotics largely act as a food and custodial source, it can be consumed less frequently.Of course the brand of yogurt or kefir, how it's been processed, as well as other factors will create some variance in the amount of probiotic strains; it's recommended you read the labels of all the products you buy.

Prebiotics are the nutrients that act as the energy source or «food» for probiotics.

In addition to being a source of energy, they provide the essential fatty acids (linoleic and arachidonic acids) and act as a carrier of the fat - soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. Fat also improves the palatability, or taste, of commercial foods.

Just the act of mining it out of the ground causes a fair amount of destruction (and costs the lives of many miners, especially in poorer countries), and burning it produces more CO2 than any other source of energy, as well as mercury that makes its way up the food chain and smog - forming emissions of all kinds... But that's not all!

«Injuries can come from many different sources, whether they involve an intentional act (such as physical battery or slander), the negligent production of dangerous prescription drugs, or even tainted food.

Reduced access to traditional lands can act as a determinant of health status, particularly where that land is culturally significant and provides sources of food, water and shelter.

Access to traditional lands can also act as a determinant of health status, particularly where that land is culturally significant and provides sources of food, water and shelter.

Methodology: GOBankingRates surveyed all 50 states, analyzing eight data points that served as determining factors in the ranking: (1) median household income, sourced from the Census Bureau in 2015 dollars; (2) median home listing price as of June 2017, sourced from Zillow; (3) food spending, using the grocery index sourced from Missouri Economic Research and Information Center and multiplying it against the average amount spent on food from the BLS consumer spending survey from July 2015 - July 2016; (4) employee health insurance premium contribution, sourced from the Commonwealth Fund; (5) annual child care costs for an infant and a 4 - year - old, sourced from Child Care Aware of America; (6) whether the state offers paid time - off for family leave; (7) whether the state has expanded the earned - income Tax Credit at the state level; (8) whether the state expanded Medicaid coverage as part of the Affordable Care Act.