Bifidogenic effects of solid weaning foods with added prebiotic oligosaccharides: A randomised controlled clinical trial

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 553-559

  Scholtens, Petra A M J ^a,b   Alles, Martine S ^a   Bindels, Jacques G ^a   Van Der Linde, Esmeralda G M ^a   Tolboom, Jules J M ^b   Knol, Jan ^a  

^a NUMICO RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria; Fructo oligosaccharides; Galacto oligosaccharides; Infant; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; FRUCTOSE; GALACTOSE; ISOBUTYRIC ACID; ISOVALERIC ACID; MALTODEXTRIN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PLACEBO; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; VALERIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE FLORA; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOLID; WEANING;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FECES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INTESTINES; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PROBIOTICS; WEANING;

EID: 33744495331     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000221887.28877.c7     Document Type: Article

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