Prebiotics can encourage the growth of beneficial bacteria already living in the body and also aid in the growth and maintenance of probiotics. Synbiotics. The combination of probiotic and prebiotic therapies is referred to as synbiotics.
Overall, Connecticutâs population drop last year was steeper than it was the year before. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates Connecticutâs population on July 1, 2015, was 3,590,886, down 3,876 or about 0.11 percent from July 2014. From 2013 to 2014, the stateâs population dipped by 2,664, or 0.07 percent, the first decrease since 2008.
Based on the 2005 estimates, Connecticut moved from the 29th most populous state to 30th. 2016 estimates put Connecticut's population at 3,576,452. 6.6% of its population was reported as being under 5 years old, 24.7% under 18 years old, and 13.8% were 65 years of age or older.