Lactitol tolerance in healthy Thai adults

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 218-226

  Soontornchai, S ^a   Sirichakwal, P ^b   Puwastien, P ^b   Tontisirin, K ^b   Kruger D ^c   Grossklaus, R ^d  

^a SUKHOTHAI THAMMATHIRAT OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d Fed Inst Hlth Protect C   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breath hydrogen; Diarrhea; Gastrointestinal symptoms; Lactitol; Lactose malabsorption; Sugar alcohol

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; LACTITOL; LACTOSE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROGEN BREATH TEST; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; TEST MEAL; THAILAND;

ABSORPTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREATH TESTS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; MALE; SUGAR ALCOHOLS; THAILAND;

EID: 0033430357     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003940050064     Document Type: Article

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