Long-term supplementation of isomalto-oligosaccharides improved colonic microflora profile, bowel function, and blood cholesterol levels in constipated elderly people-A placebo-controlled, diet-controlled trial

Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 445-450

  Yen, Chi Hua ^a,b   Tseng, Yun Hua ^b   Kuo, Yi Wen ^b   Lee, Meng Chih ^a,b   Chen, Hsiao Ling ^a,b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ISOMALTOSE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLACEBO; PROPIONIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM; COLON FLORA; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION HABIT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LACTOBACILLUS; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETIC ACID; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; COLON; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PROPIONIC ACIDS;

BACTEROIDES; CLOSTRIDIA;

EID: 79952441868     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2010.05.012     Document Type: Article

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