title: Probiotics and prebiotics: why should the medical community pay attention?
authors.affiliation: Emeritus Professor, Université Catholique de Louvain, 7A Rue du RONDIA, B-1348, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium.
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roberfroid
mesh_terms: D004064:Digestive System / Q000382:microbiology; D004068:Digestive System Physiological Phenomena; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D015195:Drug Design; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019936:Probiotics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*