Gastrointestinal tract and the elderly: Functional foods, gut microflora and healthy ageing

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 34, Issue , 2002, Pages S19-S24

  Saunier, K ^a   Dore J ^a  

^a Ecology and Digestive Tract Physiology   (France)

Author keywords

Ageing; Gut microflora

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; FECES MICROFLORA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 0036743787     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1590-8658(02)80158-X     Document Type: Article

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