Fructans in the first 1000 days of life and beyond, and for pregnancy

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 652-675

  Firmansyah, Agus ^a   Chongviriyaphan, Nalinee ^b   Dillon, Drupadi H S ^c   Khan, Nguyen Cong ^d   Morita, Tatsuya ^e   Tontisirin, Kraisid ^f,g   Tuyen, Le Danh ^h   Wang, Weiping ⁱ   Bindels, Jacques ^j   Deurenberg, Paul ^k   Ong, Sherlin ^l   Hautvast, Jo ^m   Meyer, Diederick ⁿ   Vaughan, Elaine E ⁿ  

^a CIPTO MANGUNKUSUMO HOSPITAL   (Indonesia)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c SEAMEO TROPMED Regional Center for Community Nutrition   (Indonesia)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

^e SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^g FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (Viet Nam)

ⁱ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^j Danone Research Centre for Specialised Nutrition   (Singapore)

^k Lighthouse Training and Consultancies (LTC)   (Malaysia)

^l Development Centre AMEA   (Singapore)

^m WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

ⁿ Sensus BV (Royal Cosun)   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Gut microbiota; Infant; Inulin; Pregnancy; Review

Indexed keywords

FRUCTAN; INULIN; PREBIOTIC AGENT;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BREAST MILK; DEFECATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; INFECTION; INTESTINE FLORA; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFECATION; FEMALE; FRUCTANS; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; INULIN; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MILK, HUMAN; PREBIOTICS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84999268914     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.092016.02     Document Type: Review

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