Polydextrose and soluble corn fiber increase five-day fecal wet weight in healthy men and women

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 473-478

  Timm, Derek A ^a   Thomas, William ^b   Boileau, Thomas W ^c   Williamson Hughes, Patricia S ^d   Slavin, Joanne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c GENERAL MILLS INC   (United States)

^d Tate and Lyle Speciality Sweeteners   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE; PLACEBO; POLYDEXTROSE; PROMITOR SOLUBLE CORN FIBER; SOLUBLE CORN FIBER; STA LITE POLYDEXTROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOATING; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIETARY FIBER; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES WEIGHT WEIGHT; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; FOOD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; MUFFIN; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FECES; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; GLUCANS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LAXATIVES; MALE; PLACEBOS; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84875792270     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.112.170118     Document Type: Article

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