Is fibre supplementation in paediatric sip feeds beneficial?

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 365-370

  Daly, Anne ^a   Johnson, T ^a   MacDonald, A ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronically sick children; Fibre; Paediatric sip feeds

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; COPPER; IRON; PROTEIN; RETINOL; SELENIUM; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CATHARTICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOOD, FORMULATED; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4344669252     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2004.00535.x     Document Type: Article

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