ABSTRACT
Therapeutic Effects of Bifidobacterial Milk Products ..................................45 3.11 Health-Promoting, Prophylactic and Therapeutic Potential
for Bifidobacteria-Containing Milk Products ................................................51 3.11.1 Reduction of Lactose Intolerance ......................................................52 3.11.2 Cholesterol-Lowering Effect..............................................................52 3.11.3 Regulation of Intestinal Motility .......................................................53 3.11.4 Modulation of Intestinal and Systemic Immune Function
and Bacterial Balance ........................................................................53 3.11.4.1 Animal and Nonclinical Human Studies............................53 3.11.4.2 Improvement in the Status of Premature Infants ...............54 3.11.4.3 Reduction in Atopy and Food Allergies.............................55 3.11.4.4 Management of Intestinal Viral Infections.........................55 3.11.4.5 Management of Intestinal Bacterial Infections
and Diarrhea of Unspecified Origin...................................56 3.11.4.6 Prophylaxis of Traveler’s Diarrhea.....................................56 3.11.4.7 Prevention of Antibiotic-Generated Intestinal
Dysfunction.........................................................................57 3.11.4.8 Protection and Treatment of Radiotherapeutic
Intestinal Dysfunction.........................................................57 3.11.4.9 Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ............................................58
