Nutrition
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 323-328 , March 2011

Beneficial effects of fructo-oligosaccharides supplementation on fecal bifidobacteria and index of peroxidation status in constipated nursing-home residents—A placebo-controlled, diet-controlled trial

  • Chi-Hua Yen, M.D., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Center for Education and Research on Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yi-Wen Kuo, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • School of Nutrition, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yun-Hua Tseng, R.D., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • School of Nutrition, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Meng-Chih Lee, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family and Community Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Center for Education and Research on Geriatrics and Gerontology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hsiao-Ling Chen, R.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Nutrition, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Department of Nutrition, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886-4-2473-9595, ext. 34955; fax: +886-4-2324-8137.

Received 9 June 2009 ,Accepted 15 February 2010.

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 This work was supported in part by grant NSC-96-2320-B-040-031-MY3, National Science Council, Taiwan, Republic of China.

PII: S0899-9007(10)00068-7

doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2010.02.009

Nutrition
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 323-328 , March 2011

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