Short term (14 days) consumption of insoluble wheat bran fibre-containing breakfast cereals improves subjective digestive feelings, general wellbeing and bowel function in a dose dependent manner

Nutrients

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1436-1455

  Lawton, Clare L ^a   Walton, Jenny ^b   Hoyland, Alexa ^b   Howarth, Elaine ^c   Allan, Peter ^c   Chesters, David ^c   Dye, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b KELLOGG COMPANY   (United Kingdom)

^c Intertek CRS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bloating; Bowel function; Breakfast cereal; Dietary fibre; Digestive health; Wellbeing; Wheat bran

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL SENSATION; ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BLOATING; BRAN; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DYSTHYMIA; FECES COMPOSITION; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL PAIN; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HAPPINESS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INDIGESTION; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; PATIENT COMFORT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL DISEASE; STRESS; TREATMENT DURATION; WELLBEING; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84876735554     PISSN: 20726643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu5041436     Document Type: Article

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