Kiwifruit-derived supplements increase stool frequency in healthy adults: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Nutrition Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 401-408

  Ansell, Juliet ^a   Butts, Christine A ^a   Paturi, Gunaranjan ^a   Eady, Sarah L ^a   Wallace, Alison J ^a   Hedderley, Duncan ^a   Gearry, Richard B ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ActazinTM; Bowel movements; Constipation; Kiwifruit; Laxation; Stool frequency

Indexed keywords

NUTRACEUTICAL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; LAXATIVE; PIGMENT; POLYPHENOL; PREBIOTIC AGENT;

ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEFECATION HABIT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOOL FREQUENCY; TREATMENT DURATION; WELLBEING; ACTINIDIA; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFECATION; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE; FRUIT; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; UPREGULATION;

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

ACTINIDIA; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CONSTIPATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEFECATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT PREPARATIONS; POLYPHENOLS; PREBIOTICS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84929654607     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: 18790739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2015.04.005     Document Type: Article

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