Efficacy of partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG) supplemented modified oral rehydration solution in the treatment of severely malnourished children with watery diarrhoea: A randomised double-blind controlled trial

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Alam, Nur Haque ^a   Ashraf, Hasan ^a   Kamruzzaman, Mohammad ^a   Ahmed, Tahmeed ^a   Islam, Sufia ^b   Olesen, Maryam Kadjar ^c   Gyr, Niklaus ^d   Meier, Remy ^e  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b EAST WEST UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c Nestle Health Care Nutrition ^*  (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e Kantonsspital Liestal   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; Diarrhoea; Partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG); Severe malnutrition

Indexed keywords

GALACTAN; GUAR GUM; MANNAN; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PLANT GUM;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; BANGLADESH; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; DIETARY FIBER; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; INFANT; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION; THERAPEUTIC USE; WEIGHT GAIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BANGLADESH; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; DIETARY FIBER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GALACTANS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; INFANT; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MANNANS; PLANT GUMS; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION; WEIGHT GAIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85016252994     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: 20721315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/S41043-015-0003-3     Document Type: Article

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