Dietary management of acute diarrhoea in children: Effect of fermented and amylase-digested weaning foods on intestinal permeability

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 235-241

  Willumsen, Juana F ^a   Darling, Jonathan C ^a   Kitundu, Jesse A ^c   Kingamkono, Rose R ^b   Msengi, Abel E ^c   Mduma, Benedicta ^b   Sullivan, Keith R ^a   Tomkins, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre   (Tanzania)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Amylase; Children; Diarrhoea; Fermented foods; Intestinal permeability; Lactose; Lactulose:mannitol ratio

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; LACTOSE; LACTULOSE; MANNITOL;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE MUCOSA PERMEABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; DIET; DISEASES; EASTERN AFRICA; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; HEALTH; INFANT NUTRITION; LENGTH OF LIFE; MALNUTRITION--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; NUTRITION DISORDERS; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; STUDIES; SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING; SURVIVORSHIP; TANZANIA; WEANING; YOUTH;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMYLASES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INTESTINES; LACTULOSE; MALE; MANNITOL; PERMEABILITY; TANZANIA; WEANING;

DISEASES; ENZYMES; FERMENTATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

AMYLASE; DIETARY MANAGEMENT; INTESTINAL PERMEABILITY;

PEDIATRICS;

EID: 0030995636     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199703000-00001     Document Type: Article

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