The Role of Probiotics in Treating and Preventing Allergies
This continuing education course evaluates the evidence and research surrounding probiotics for individuals at risk of allergic diseases.
Course content appeared as the CPE Monthly in the August/September 2022 edition of Today’s Dietitian.
Learning Objectives
After completing this continuing education course, nutrition professionals should be better able to:
- Differentiate between pre-, pro-, and synbiotics.
- Distinguish three dietary sources of probiotics to prevent or treat allergies.
- Explain how maternal use of probiotics can improve peri- and postnatal allergy outcomes.
- Assess the most common gut bacterial phyla and genera and describe how they impact the intestinal microflora.
Additional Information
Alexandria Hardy, RDN, LDN, faculty for this event, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
An “ineligible company” includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Available Credit
- 2.00 CDR