Trina Uwiera
University of Alberta, Canada
Title: Probiotics in the Upper Alimentary Tract – The Evidence to Date
Biography
Biography: Trina Uwiera
Abstract
Probiotics are increasingly being used in clinical medicine to treat or prevent illness. This is also true in pediatric health as parents introduce probiotics in an effort to enhance their child’s health and wellbeing. At this time, in this burgeoning field, the effects of probiotics is largely self-reported, with few clinical studies specifically investigating the effect of probiotics in human disease in the upper alimentary tract. This oral presentation provides a comprehensive review of clinical trials and investigations to date in an effort to better delineate probiotic use in clinical medicine and the effects on human health.