Probiotics help your immunity

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Good digestive health is important to maintain a healthy immune system, as 80% of our body’s immune system is centred in our gut and it is the body’s first line of defence against infections. Unfortunately, Malaysians place little emphasis on digestive health.

Citing from the Ministry of Health’s Health Facts 2017, “Digestive system diseases were the fourth cause of hospitalisation in private hospitals, seventh cause of hospitalisation in government hospitals and sixth cause of death in both government and private hospitals,” says Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (PPUKM) Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, consultant physician and gastroenterologist, Assoc Prof Dr Raja Affendi Raja Ali.