Fermented cereal with specific Bifidobacteria normalizes bowel movements in elderly nursing home residents. A randomized, controlled trial

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 305-311

  Pitkälä, Kaisu H ^a,f   Strandberg, T E ^a   Finne Soveri, U H ^b,c   Ouwehand, A C ^d   Poussa, T ^e   Salminen, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Stakes   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^f HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria; Bowel movements; Constipation; Nursing home; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CEREAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; DIETARY INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS SUBSP. LACTIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM;

EID: 34547202163     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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