Four-week short chain fructo-oligosaccharides ingestion leads to increasing fecal bifidobacteria and cholesterol excretion in healthy elderly volunteers
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides (scFOS) are increasingly used in human diet for their prebiotic properties. We aimed at investigating the effects of scFOS ingestion on the colonic microflora and oro-fecal transit time in elderly...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-12-01
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| Series: | Nutrition Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.nutritionj.com/content/6/1/42 |