Many health benefits are being claimed on behalf of so-called 'functional foods', and they are becoming more popular among consumers. But do they really help to prevent and treat disease? This paper discusses their potential uses and looks at current research and opinion, focusing on probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics, which can be added to foods such as yoghurt.
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