Diagnosing and treating intolerance to carbohydrates in children

Nutrients

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Canani, Roberto Berni ^a   Pezzella, Vincenza ^a   Amoroso, Antonio ^a   Cozzolino, Tommaso ^a   Di Scala, Carmen ^a   Passariello, Annalisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breath test; FODMAPs intolerance; Fructose malabsorption; Glucose galactose malabsorption; Lactose intolerance; Molecular analysis; Sorbitol intolerance; Sucrase isomaltase deficiency; Trehalose intolerance

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE INTOLERANCE; CHILD; CONGENITAL SUCRASE ISOMALTASE DEFICIENCY; DIETARY INTAKE; FRUCTOSE MALABSORPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SORBITOL INTOLERANCE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREHALOSE INTOLERANCE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; CELIAC DISEASE; DIET THERAPY; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARBOHYDRATE DIET;

AGE FACTORS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84960393323     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu8030157     Document Type: Review

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