Determination of the in vivo prebiotic potential of a maize-based whole grain breakfast cereal: A human feeding study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1353-1356

  Carvalho Wells, Andrew L ^a   Helmolz, Kathrin ^a   Nodet, Cecelia ^a   Molzer, Christine ^a   Leonard, Clare ^b   McKevith, Brigid ^b   Thielecke, Frank ^b   Jackson, Kim G ^a   Tuohy, Kieran M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b CPUK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breakfast; Cereals; Gut microbiota; Maize; Prebiotics; Whole grains

Indexed keywords

PREBIOTIC AGENT; RNA 16S; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BODY MASS; CEREAL; CLOSTRIDIUM HISTOLYTICUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FEEDING; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GRAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAIZE; MAIZE BASED WHOLE GRAIN BREAKFAST CEREAL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FECES; FOOD HANDLING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BACTEROIDES SP.; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; LACTOBACILLUS; ZEA MAYS;

ADULT; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CEREALS; COLON; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PREBIOTICS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; YOUNG ADULT; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78149490997     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510002084     Document Type: Article

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