Gastrointestinal tolerance of erythritol-containing beverage in young children: A double-blind, randomised controlled trial

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 746-751

  Jacqz Aigrain, E ^a   Kassai, B ^b   Cornu, C ^b   Cazaubiel, J M ^c   Housez, B ^c   Cazaubiel, M ^c   Prevel J M ^c   Bell, M ^d   Boileau, A ^c   De Cock, P ^e  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Biofortis Clinical ^*

^d Clin Data Services   (United States)

^e Cargill R D Centre Europe   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHRITOL; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENT; NUTRITIVE SWEETENER;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; FLUID INTAKE; FRUIT JUICE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCIDENCE; MALE; NAUSEA; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL TOLERANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME; URINARY EXCRETION; VOMITING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FAST FOOD; GASTROENTERITIS; LOW CALORY DIET; METABOLISM; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; BEVERAGES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIARRHEA; DIET, REDUCING; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERYTHRITOL; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NUTRITIVE SWEETENERS; RENAL ELIMINATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SNACKS;

EID: 84930476181     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2015.4     Document Type: Article

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