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This letter to the editor was aimed to discuss evidence about the role of probiotics in disease prevention in the elderly.

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Why is it important?

Controversial evidence highlights the importance of this topic. If probiotics could prevent disease in the elderly, they may represent an important role on medicine. If they do not, clinicians should be advised.

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This page is a summary of: Evidence on the role of prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics in gut health and disease prevention in the elderly, Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics, March 2014, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcgg.2014.01.001.
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