Dietary fiber in weaning cereals: A study of the effect on stool characteristics and absorption of energy, nitrogen, and minerals in healthy infants

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 167-179

  Davidsson, Lena ^a,c   Mackenzie, Jill ^b   Kastenmayer, Peter ^a   Rose, Anne ^b   Golden, Barbara E ^b   Aggett, Peter J ^b,d   Hurrell, Richard F ^a,c  

^a NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Energy; Infants; Iron; Nitrogen; Weaning cereal; Zinc

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; NITROGEN;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEANING;

AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ISOTOPES; CEREALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY FIBER; ENERGY METABOLISM; ERYTHROCYTES; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; IRON; IRON ISOTOPES; MALE; MINERALS; NITROGEN; SOYBEANS; TRITICUM; ZINC; ZINC ISOTOPES;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030041137     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199602000-00008     Document Type: Article

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