Supplementation of Konjac Glucomannan into a Low-Fiber Chinese Diet Promoted Bowel Movement and Improved Colonic Ecology in Constipated Adults: A Placebo-Controlled, Diet-Controlled Trial

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 102-108

  Chen, Hsiao Ling ^a   Cheng, Han Chung ^a   Wu, Wen Tsu ^a   Liu, Su Yuan ^a   Liu, Yann Jiu ^b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bowel movement; Constipated; Glucomannan; Microflora; Short chain fatty acid

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; KONJAC GLUCOMANNAN; MANNAN; PLACEBO; PROPIONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIACEAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; PH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CATHARTICS; COLON; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSTIPATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MANNANS; PROBIOTICS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 42649130376     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2008.10719681     Document Type: Article

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