Prebiotics and the absorption of minerals: A review of experimental and human data

Handbook of Prebiotics

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 105-114

  Hawthorne, Keli M ^a   Abrams, Steven A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 67049154901     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

References (17)

1. Dietary reference intakes for calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin D, and fluoride, Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1997.
2. Greer FR, Krebs NF. Optimizing bone health and calcium intakes of infants, children and adolescents. Pediatrics 2006;117:578-85.
3. Van den Heuvel EGHM, Schaafsma G, Muys T, van Dokkum W. Nondigestible oligosaccharides do not interfere with calcium and nonheme-iron absorption in young, healthy men. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 1998;67:445-51.
4. Holloway L, Moynihan S, Abrams SA, Kent K, Hsu AR, Friedlander AL. Effects of oligofructose-enriched inulin on intestinal absorption of calcium and magnesium and bone turnover markers in postmenopausal women. Br. J. Nutr. 2007;97(2):365-72.
5. Griffin IJ, Hicks PMD, Heaney RP, Abrams SA. Enriched chicory inulin increases calcium absorption in girls with lower calcium absorption. Nutr. Res. 2003;23:901-9.
6. Abrams SA. Using stable isotopes to assess mineral absorption and utilization by children. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 1999;70:955-64.
7. Roberfroid MB, Cumps J, Devogelaer JP. Dietary chicory inulin increases whole-body bone mineral density in growing male rats. J. Nutr. 2002;132:3599-602.
8. Coudray C, Feillet-Coudray C, Tressol JC, Gueux E, Thien S, Jaffrelo L, Mazur A, Rayssiguier Y. Stimulatory effect of inulin on intestinal absorption of calcium and magnesium in rats is modulated by dietary calcium intakes: Short- and long-term balance studies. Eur. J. Nutr. 2005;44:293-302.
9. Coudray C, Bellanger J, Castiglia-Delavaud C, Remesy C, Vermorel M, Rayssiguier Y. Effect of soluble or partly soluble dietary fibres supplementation on absorption and balance of calcium, magnesium, iron, and zinc in healthy young men. Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. 1997;51(6):375-80.
10. Van den Heuvel EGHM, Schoterman MHC, Muijs T. Transgalactooligosac-charides stimulate calcium absorption in postmenopausal women. J. Nutr. 2000;130: 2938-42.
11. Tahiri M, Tressol JC, Arnaud J, Bornet FRJ, Bouteloup-Demange C, Feillet-Coudray C, Brandolini M et al. Effect of short-chain fructooligosaccharides on intestinal calcium absorption and calcium status in postmenopausal women: A stable-isotope study. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2003;77:449-57Z.
12. Van den Heuvel EGHM, Muys T, van Dokkum W, Schaafsma G. Oligofructose stimulates calcium absorption in adolescents. Am.J. Clin. Nutr. 1999;69:544-8.
13. Abrams SA, Griffin IJ, Hawthorne KM, Liang L, Gunn SK, Darlington G, Ellis KJ. A combination of prebiotic short-and long-chain inulin-type fructans enhances calcium absorption and bone mineralization in young adolescents. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 2005;82:471-6.
14. Abrams SA, Griffin IJ, Hicks PD, Gunn SK. Pubertal girls only partially adapt to low dietary calcium intakes. J. Bone. Min. Res. 2004;19:759-63.
15. Heaney RP, Abrams SA. Improved estimation of the calcium content of total digestive secretions. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2004;89:1193-5.
16. Cashman KD. A prebiotic substance persistently enhances intestinal calcium absorption and increases bone mineralization in young adolescents. Nutr. Rev. 2006;64(4):189-96.
17. Viljakainen HT, Natri AM, Karkkainen M, Huttunen MM, Palssa A, Jakobsen J, Cashman KD, Molgaard C, Lamberg-Allardt C. A positive dose-response effect of vitamin D supplementation on site-specific bone mineral augmentation in adolescent girls: A double-blinded randomized placebo-controlled 1-year intervention. J. Bone Miner. Res. 2006;21:836-44.