Galacto-oligosaccharides increase calcium absorption and gut bifidobacteria in young girls: A double-blind cross-over trial

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1292-1303

  Whisner, Corrie M ^a   Martin, Berdine R ^a   Schoterman, Margriet H C ^b   Nakatsu, Cindy H ^c   McCabe, Linda D ^d   McCabe, George P ^d   Wastney, Meryl E ^e   Van Den Heuvel, Ellen G H M ^b,f   Weaver, Connie M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FRIESLANDCAMPINA   (Netherlands)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Metabolic Modeling Services Ltd   (United States)

^f VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bifidobacteria; Calcium absorption; Galacto oligosaccharides; Prebiotic

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CITRIC ACID; GALACTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PECTIN; SUCROSE; SYNERGY1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIVINAL; WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIACEAE; CALCIUM ABSORPTION; CALCIUM EXCRETION; CALCIUM URINE LEVEL; CHILD; COLON FLORA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE FLORA; MAIZE; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; STRAWBERRY; SYRUP;

ADOLESCENT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CALCIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FECES; FEMALE; GALACTOSE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTESTINES; OLIGOSACCHARIDES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84884675439     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S000711451300055X     Document Type: Article

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