Effect of high performance chicory inulin on constipation

Nutrition Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 731-736

  Den Hond, Elly ^a   Geypens, Benny ^a   Ghoos, Yvo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bowel function; Chicory root; Constipation; Inulin

Indexed keywords

INULIN; RAFTILINE HP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHICORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE MUCOSA PERMEABILITY; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CICHORIUM INTYBUS;

EID: 0034193792     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(00)00162-7     Document Type: Article

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