Nutritional Requirements

Bifidobacterium are found most commonly in the colon and large intestine. They are heterotrophic which means they feed off of other organisms. They directly help us by stimulating the body's fluid immunity and can reduce the inflammatory response in the colon. It can also reduce the intestinal concentration of endotoxin, which is made up of dead bacteria which causes toxins to begin growing. They also help in fighting colon cancer. This is because they form a large acidic evironment in the intestine and then move the nutrients that chaneg the precarcinogens into carcinogens. They fight bad breath and the formation of tumor cells. There has also been research that says bifidobacteria are helpful with removing excess cholestrol from the intestines, which they live, before it is absorbed by the body.