Potential of probiotics in controlling cardiovascular diseases

Abstract

The World Health Organization and the Food and agriculture Organization of the United Nations have defined probiotics as “live microorganisms, which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host.” They are also called “friendly bacteria” or “good bacteria.” The concept of probiotics arose at the turn of the 20th century from a hypothesis first proposed by the Noble Prize-winning Russian scientist, Elie Metchnikoff