Increased stool frequency occurs when finely processed pea hull fiber is added to usual foods consumed by elderly residents in long-term care

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1199-1202

  Dahl, Wendy J ^b   Whiting, Susan J ^a   Healey, Adrienne ^b   Zello, Gordon A ^b   Hildebrandt, Sherri L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; LAXATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; FECES; FEMALE; FIBER; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITOR; PEA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; AGED; CHEMISTRY; DEFECATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG EFFECT; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

PISUM SATIVUM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHARTICS; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; ENEMA; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEAS;

EID: 0142058086     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(03)00977-5     Document Type: Article

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