Our gut not only helps digest food but also acts like a second brain, affecting our immune system, mood, energy levels and even how well we sleep. Around 70% of our body’s immune system sits within our digestive system so it’s important to keep it functioning at its best to optimise our overall health and well-being.1 Incorporating prebiotics into your diet is one way of doing this.
Glucerna provides complete, balanced nutrition and contains nutrients to promote a healthy digestive system:2
Glucerna contains soluble and insoluble fibre for gut health including prebiotic fibre to help maintain a healthy digestive system.2–4
Helps keep the lining of your digestive system healthy.5
Works closely with vitamin B12 to help the body break down protein.7
Helps the body digest carbohydrate, fat and protein.6
A prebiotic is a type of dietary fibre that encourages the growth and activity of certain ‘good’ bacteria in the large intestine.3 Dietary fibres that have a prebiotic function include inulin, fructo-oligosaccharides (fructans or FOS) and galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS).3
As well as boosting beneficial bacteria in your gut, prebiotics have also been suggested to:4
Help your body better absorb key minerals such as calcium and magnesium
Lower some risk factors for heart disease
Promote weight loss and prevent obesity
Help protect against gut infections and colon cancer
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*Glucerna has been shown to lower postprandial rises in blood glucose8–10 and reduce glucose fluctuations, when used as a breakfast replacement as part of a lifestyle intervention.7
References: 1. Wiertsema SP, et al. Nutrients. 2021 Mar 9;13(3):886. 2. Glucerna® Powder Product Label. 3. Monash University. Dietary Fibre And Natural Prebiotics For Gut Health: FAQs. Available at: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/ccs/gastroenterology/prebiotic/faq#3. Accessed: April 2023. 4. Slavin J. Nutrients. 2013;5(4):1417–35. 5. Harvard School of Public Health. The Nutrition Source – Vitamin A. Available at: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/vitamin-a/. Accessed: May 2023. 6. Harvard School of Public Health. The Nutrition Source – Vitamin B. Available at https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/vitamins/vitamin-b/. Accessed: May 2023. 7. Harvard School of Public Health. The Nutrition Source – Folic acid. Available at https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/folic-acid/. Accessed: May 2023. 8. Peng J, et al. Br J Nutr. 2019;121(5):560–66. 9. Dávila LA, et al. Nutrients. 2019;11(7):1477. 10. Devitt A, et al. Journal of Diabetes Research and Clinical Metabolism. 2012;1(1):20. 11. Mottalib A, et al. Nutrients. 2016;8(7):443. 12. Mayo Clinic Health System – Support your immune function with good nutrition. Available at: https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/support-your-immune-function-with-good-nutrition Accessed: April 2023. 13. Walsh NP. Sports Med 2019;49(Suppl 2):S153-S168 14. Harvard School of Public health – The Nutrition Source (Zinc). Available at: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/zinc/. Accessed: April 2023.
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