Supplementation of infant formula with native inulin has a prebiotic effect in formula-fed babies

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 172-177

  Kim, Sook He ^a   Da, Hee Lee ^a   Meyer, Diederick ^b  

^a Korea Food and Nutrition Foundation   (South Korea)

^b Sensus   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Babies; Colonic microbiota; Infant formula; Inulin; Prebiotic

Indexed keywords

BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS;

INULIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEFECATION; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEFECATION; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INULIN; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; PROBIOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847101062     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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