CARGILL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES

Majority of American's are Confused About Postbiotics, Prebiotics and Probiotics

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Even fewer are aware of the immunity connection (28%) despite the fact that about 70 percent of the immune system begins in the gut.

Key Points: 
  • Even fewer are aware of the immunity connection (28%) despite the fact that about 70 percent of the immune system begins in the gut.
  • Fewer than a third (29%) of Americans know that poor immune health is a sign of an unhealthy gut.
  • And even more striking, the same percentage mistakenly believe that a healthy gut helps stimulate weight loss.
  • Interestingly enough, though, American's give probiotics the most credit for immunity protection (30%), when compared to prebiotics (13%) and postbiotics (8%).