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When we include all probiotic foods, the daily average intake is 141.7 ml/day of
liquid probiotic and 18.4 g/day of solid probiotic foods.
Table 1: Use of liquid probiotic foods in the last month (four weeks)
Consumed Plain Fruit Plain Fruit Plain Fruit Acido- Whey
probiotics (%) yogurt yogurt kefir kefir butter- butter- philus 11.7
Consumed 31.4 milk
probiotics (ml/ 79.4 57.8 10.8 milk milk
month) 374.5 22.5
12.8 7.8
1692.1 1134.3 95.1 203.9 42.2 302.9 121.6
Table 2: Use of solid probiotic foods in the last month (four weeks)
zdravje otrok in mladostnikov | health of children and adolescents 40 Consumed probiotics (%) Sauerkraut Sour turnip Pickles Cheese
Consumed probiotics (g/ 44.1 22.6 60.8 81.4
month)
105.1 29.6 95.8 284.3
Parents are most likely to add probiotics in a child’s diet for to the follow-
ing health problems: diarrhea (44.1 %), antibiotic treatment (42.1 %), constipa-
tion (35.4 %), maintaining gut health (32.3 %), general well-being, (6 %), food al-
lergies (8.8 %), skin allergies (6.9 %), mood disorders (3.9 %) and digestive tract
diseases (5.9 %).
The most commonly observed changes after probiotics consumption in
children are stool texture (23.3 %), constipation relief (16.3 %), decreased bloat-
ing (13.9 %), decreased gas (10.2 %), faster common cold overcome (8.2 %), re-
duced frequency of diarrhea (6.9 %), mood improvements (6.5 %), improvement
in allergic rash (2.9 %), faster allergy overcome (0.8 %) and improvement of
neurological problems (0.4 %). There were 5.7 % of parents that didn’t notice any
changes after the probiotic use and 4.9 % of parents reported that their children
don’t consume probiotics.
Discussion
Due to increasing consumer awareness about the health benefit the interest
in probiotic foods is rapidly growing (Tripathi and Giri, 2014; Panghal at el.,
2018). The availability of probiotic products for infants and young children is
also increasing (Bridgman at el., 2014). Our results show that parents are well
aware of the concept and the use of probiotics, since only 4 % of parents are not
familiar with the purpose probiotic use. The most common source of informa-
tion about the use and benefits of probiotic among parents was acquired on-
line. From the results we see that the consumption of probiotics is familiar al-
ready during pregnancy (11.8 %).
liquid probiotic and 18.4 g/day of solid probiotic foods.
Table 1: Use of liquid probiotic foods in the last month (four weeks)
Consumed Plain Fruit Plain Fruit Plain Fruit Acido- Whey
probiotics (%) yogurt yogurt kefir kefir butter- butter- philus 11.7
Consumed 31.4 milk
probiotics (ml/ 79.4 57.8 10.8 milk milk
month) 374.5 22.5
12.8 7.8
1692.1 1134.3 95.1 203.9 42.2 302.9 121.6
Table 2: Use of solid probiotic foods in the last month (four weeks)
zdravje otrok in mladostnikov | health of children and adolescents 40 Consumed probiotics (%) Sauerkraut Sour turnip Pickles Cheese
Consumed probiotics (g/ 44.1 22.6 60.8 81.4
month)
105.1 29.6 95.8 284.3
Parents are most likely to add probiotics in a child’s diet for to the follow-
ing health problems: diarrhea (44.1 %), antibiotic treatment (42.1 %), constipa-
tion (35.4 %), maintaining gut health (32.3 %), general well-being, (6 %), food al-
lergies (8.8 %), skin allergies (6.9 %), mood disorders (3.9 %) and digestive tract
diseases (5.9 %).
The most commonly observed changes after probiotics consumption in
children are stool texture (23.3 %), constipation relief (16.3 %), decreased bloat-
ing (13.9 %), decreased gas (10.2 %), faster common cold overcome (8.2 %), re-
duced frequency of diarrhea (6.9 %), mood improvements (6.5 %), improvement
in allergic rash (2.9 %), faster allergy overcome (0.8 %) and improvement of
neurological problems (0.4 %). There were 5.7 % of parents that didn’t notice any
changes after the probiotic use and 4.9 % of parents reported that their children
don’t consume probiotics.
Discussion
Due to increasing consumer awareness about the health benefit the interest
in probiotic foods is rapidly growing (Tripathi and Giri, 2014; Panghal at el.,
2018). The availability of probiotic products for infants and young children is
also increasing (Bridgman at el., 2014). Our results show that parents are well
aware of the concept and the use of probiotics, since only 4 % of parents are not
familiar with the purpose probiotic use. The most common source of informa-
tion about the use and benefits of probiotic among parents was acquired on-
line. From the results we see that the consumption of probiotics is familiar al-
ready during pregnancy (11.8 %).
