Yoghurt containing galacto-oligosaccharides, prunes and linseed reduces the severity of mild constipation in elderly subjects

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1423-1428

  Sairanen, U ^a   Piirainen, L ^b   Nevala, R ^c   Korpela, R ^a,c,d  

^a VALIO LTD   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d FOUNDATION FOR NUTRITION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; YOGHURT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEFECATION; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY FIBER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LINSEED; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHARTICS; CONSTIPATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FECES; FEMALE; FLAX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PRUNUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGURT;

EID: 37049018225     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602670     Document Type: Article

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