Artigo Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

Oligofructose-supplemented infant cereal: 2 randomized, blinded, community-based trials in Peruvian infants

2003; Elsevier BV; Volume: 77; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ajcn/77.4.937

ISSN

1938-3207

Autores

Christopher Duggan, Mary E. Penny, Patricia L. Hibberd, Ana M. Gil, Ana Huapaya, Andrew B. Cooper, Frances Coletta, Curt Emenhiser, Ronald E. Kleinman,

Tópico(s)

Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology

Resumo

Background: Prebiotics are nondigestible food ingredients that stimulate the growth of Bifidobacterium and other bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. Improved gastrointestinal and other health effects have been attributed to them.

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