A human volunteer study to assess the impact of confectionery sweeteners on the gut microbiota composition

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 701-708

  Beards, Emma ^a   Tuohy, Kieran ^a   Gibson, Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chocolate; Microbiota; Polydextrose; Prebiotics; Sweeteners

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; MALTITOL; POLYDEXTROSE; PROPIONIC ACID; RESISTANT STARCH; SWEETENING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLUCAN; MALTOSE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; STARCH; SUGAR; SUGAR ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CACAO; CARBOHYDRATE INTOLERANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION DISORDER; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; VOLUNTEER; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHEMISTRY; COLON; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ADULT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BUTYRATES; CACAO; CANDY; COLON; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FECES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; GLUCANS; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MALTOSE; PROPIONIC ACIDS; STARCH; SUGAR ALCOHOLS; SWEETENING AGENTS;

EID: 77956908458     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510001078     Document Type: Article

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