Four-week short chain fructo-oligosaccharides ingestion leads to increasing fecal bifidobacteria and cholesterol excretion in healthy elderly volunteers

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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Main Authors: Attar Alain, Riottot Michel, Achour Lotfi, Paineau Damien, Bouhnik Yoram, Bornet Francis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-12-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
Online Access:http://www.nutritionj.com/content/6/1/42

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