Duo B - is a health supplement that contains 2 types of Bifidobacterium species of probiotics.

Suitable for all ages including vegetarian, pregnant/lactating women, elderly, infants and children (*always check with your pediatrician before giving infants any supplement.)

For people who wish to
1) wish to improve digestion and intestinal health 想改善消化道和肠胃健康的人士 2) wish to strengthen immune system 想增强免疫力的人士
3) experience constipation 便秘患者

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DUO B : Q&A Frequently Asked Questions 常见问题

Q1：How does Duo B get its name? 为什么称之为 Duo B？

A1：Duo refers to "two” while B refers to "Bifidobacterium”, which means Duo B is a health supplement that contains 2 types of Bifidobacterium species of probiotics.
Duo 是"两个”，而 B 则为"双歧杆菌”（来自英文 ”Bifidobacterium” 的第一个字缩写）。意即 Duo B 是含有两种双歧杆菌类的肠道菌群调节品。

Q2：What is Duo B and its main function? Duo B 是什么样的产品？有什么功效呢？

A2：Duo B is a synbiotic (probiotics with prebiotic) fruit beverage with good blackcurrant taste, that provides excellent digestive support and gastrointestinal improvement to ease irritable bowel syndromes (such as abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, bloating, flatulence), as well as immune enhancement to fight allergies and infections.
Duo B 是美味的肠道菌群调节品，由最卓越的益生菌和益生元所合成。它的主要功效是改善肠胃健康以促进消化吸收、缓解肠易激综合症（腹痛、便秘、腹泻、腹胀、排气多）、以及增强免疫力以对抗过敏和降低感染风险。

Q3：What is the country of origin for Duo B? 请问 Duo B 的配方是来自哪一个国家？

A3：Duo B is Malaysia formulated, manufactured and packed. We source only quality ingredients from internationally-recognized manufacturers that origin worldwide.
Duo B 是马来西亚本地包装，成分来自世界各国知名厂商。

Q4: What are the countries of origin for each ingredient in Duo B? 请问 Duo B 各个成分的来源国？

A4: (i) Bifidobacterium Longum BB536 – Japan’s Morinaga (a pioneer in the production of research-based on human gut microbiota, as well as a recognized leading developer of flagship probiotic BB536) 长链双歧杆菌 BB536 – 日本 Morinaga（人类肠道微生物的研发先驱，也是开发旗舰益生菌 BB536 的全球知名生产商）
(ii) Bifidobacterium Lactis 乳双歧杆菌 – France 法国
(iii) Isomalto-oligosaccharide 低聚异麦芽糖 (IMO) – United States 美国
(iv) Blackcurrant Juice Powder 黑加仑果汁粉 – Taiwan 台湾

Q5: What is the type of probiotic and prebiotic present in Duo B? What is the difference between probiotic and prebiotic? Duo B 所使用的是哪种益生菌和益生元？益生菌和益生元有什么区别？

A5: There are 2 probiotics present in Duo B: Japan’s Morinaga BB536®, and B. Lactis from France; there is 1 prebiotic present in Duo B: Isomalto-oligosaccharide (IMO). Both probiotics are good bacteria that help keep our digestive system healthy by controlling growth of harmful bacteria; Prebiotic is dietary fiber that acts as food for probiotics to proliferate in the gut.
应用于 Duo B 中的两款益生菌为：全日本销量第一的长链双歧杆菌 Morinaga BB536®、以及来自法国的乳双歧杆菌；应用于 Duo B 中的益生元有 1 种：低聚异麦芽糖（IMO）。上述两款益生菌都具有促进消化道健康及抑制有害菌生长的作用；而益生元则是益生菌的食物，它是能促进益生菌增殖活性的纤维营养素。

Q6: B. Longum BB536 from Japan’s Morinaga is Japan’s top selling probiotic, it has gained globally recognition for human health, what are the strengths make Morinaga BB536® so powerful? 源自日本 Morinaga 的长链双歧杆菌 BB536 是全日本销量第一的益生菌，请问 Morinaga BB536® 究竟具有怎样的优势呢？

A6: Japan’s Morinaga BB536 is so powerful because: 日本 Morinaga BB536 的巨大优势来自于:

1) BB536 is a Human Residential Bifidobacteria (HRB) that would respond best to human intestines.
BB536 属于人体原生菌种（HRB），与人体的相容性最高，因此更能适应人体肠胃内的存活环境而定植下来。

2) BB536 has excellent long-term stability to ensure the probiotics able to pass through the gastric acid and bile salts, in order to reach intestines alive and stay potent.
BB536 具有持久的高度稳定性，以确保益生菌能抵抗胃酸和胆盐，最终活着抵达肠道并发挥其健康功效。

3) Awarded by the Japanese Ministry of Health with FOSHU (Foods for Specified Health Uses) status since 1996.
于 1996 年，BB536 获得由日本卫生部所颁发的"特定保健用食品（FOSHU）”荣誉奖状。

4) Awarded GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status by USFDA since 2009.
于 2009 年，BB536 受到美国食品药品监管局（USFDA）认证为"高安全性食品（GRAS）”。

5) BB536 is one of the most effective probiotics in the world, supported by over 50 human clinical studies since 1969 proving its efficacy for numerous health benefits.
BB536 是全球最具有效性的益生菌株之一，并拥有超过 50 项人体临床研究以力证它对健康的有益效应。

6) Morinaga received award from the Japanese Science & Technology Agency for the "Application of BB536 to dairy products” since 1984.
于 1984 年，Morinaga 公司获得由日本科技机构颁发的"BB536 应用于乳制品的研究贡献奖”。

7) JSBBA (Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry) Award for Achievement in Technological Research since 2013.
于 2013 年，Morinaga 公司获得由日本生物科学技术&农业化学协会（JSBBA）颁发"BB536 技术研究的成就奖”。

Q7: Prebiotic is able to promote the growth of good bacteria (probiotic) in the gut, what about the growth of harmful/bad bacteria? What are the differences between IMO and other types of prebiotic? 既然益生元能促进益生菌繁殖，那会不会也促进有害菌繁殖呢？低聚异麦芽糖（IMO）和一般益生元有什么区别？

A7: Certain types of prebiotic that commonly seen in market could also promote the growth of some harmful/bad bacteria such as E. coli. However, the prebiotic we used in Duo B is "Isomalto-oligosaccharide (IMO)” that has its unique strengths, which:
市场上所见品质较一般的益生元种类，的确也可能促进某些有害菌（如大肠杆菌）的生长。而我们 Duo B 所采用的益生元 – 低聚异麦芽糖（IMO）则具有以下独特的优势：
1) Could only promote the growth of good bacteria (probiotic). 它能选择性地只辅助益生菌的繁殖和活化。
2) The prebiotic effect of IMO can be as high as 10 times of other common types of prebiotic. IMO 可发挥的益生元效应是一般益生元的 10 倍。
3) IMO is not easily destroyed due to its molecule structure remains stable in gastric acid and bile. IMO 的分子结构能在胃酸和胆汁中保持稳定不易受破坏。
4) IMO has nearly zero glycemic index and it is safe for normal consumption by diabetics. IMO 拥有近乎为零的血糖生成指数，因此也适合一般糖尿病人士安全服用。

Q8: How many billion cfu of probiotics contained in Duo B? Is a higher cfu count better? 请问 Duo B 含有多少亿的活性益生菌？是不是益生菌数量越多就是越好？

A8: Duo B contains 4 billion cfu of live probiotics per sachet. There is wide variety of probiotic supplements with higher dose in market such as 10 billion or more, however, the fact is: higher dose isn’t necessarily better, because:
每一包 Duo B 含有 40 亿的活性益生菌。市面上充斥着许多含有 100 亿或更多的益生菌补充剂，但是并非益生菌的数量越多就表示越好，原因如下：

(i) For marketing scheme – "consumers often thought that more is better”, but consumers are not aware that most of the commonly used probiotics in market are poor stability and low survival rate. Dead probiotics are unable to provide health benefits as live probiotics do, only live probiotics are able to colonize and proliferate in gut.
市场营销策略 – "消费者都认为越多就是越好”，可是消费者却没意识到市面上普遍使用的益生菌种都具有较差的稳定性、及极低的生存能力。死的益生菌是无法发挥调理体质效应的，而且只有活性益生菌才能在消化道定植及增生。

(ii) As explained above (i), in order to increase the final survival rate of live probiotics when they reach our intestines, therefore those manufacturers increase the amount of added probiotics. However, studies still found that up to 90% of those probiotics may die during manufacturing, transportation and storage process, as well as during transit to our intestines!
如以上（i）所阐述，这些制造商为了能提升最终抵达肠道的活性益生菌数量，因此他们不得不在生产时大量添加益生菌的数量。此外，研究也发现这些品质一般的益生菌在生产、运输、贮存、以及从食道抵达肠道的过程中，平均死亡率高达 90%！