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Effects of Resistant Glucan Mixture on Bowel Movement in Female Volunteers
- Source :
- Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology. 62(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Resistant glucan (RG) is a water-soluble polysaccharide resistant to hydrolysis by digestive enzymes in the human gastrointestinal system. RG mixture (RGM) contains more than 75% RG as dietary fiber and other saccharides. The effects of ingestion of 3.3, 6.6, and 13.2 g/d of RGM (containing of 2.5, 5.0, and 10.0 g/d RG as dietary fiber) on the fecal properties and the frequency of defecation were investigated in 60 female volunteers with constipation. The study was designed as a randomized, single-blinded, and placebo-controlled parallel-group trial. Each subject consumed RGM or a placebo (digestible maltodextrin) for 2 wk. Questionnaire data on the effects on bowel movement were analyzed according to defecation days, defecation frequency, fecal volume, fecal shapes, fecal color, fecal odor, and fecal excretory feeling. The results showed significant increases in defecation frequency (p
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Adult
Dietary Fiber
medicine.medical_specialty
Constipation
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Biology
Placebo
Gastroenterology
Microbiology
Placebos
03 medical and health sciences
Feces
Internal medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
Ingestion
Humans
Single-Blind Method
Defecation
Glucans
Glucan
chemistry.chemical_classification
Gastrointestinal tract
030109 nutrition & dietetics
Nutrition and Dietetics
Molecular Structure
Hydrolysis
Water
Middle Aged
Gastrointestinal Tract
chemistry
Solubility
Digestion
Female
medicine.symptom
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18817742
- Volume :
- 62
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....81a8469349408e67e6cb56ba9bf218dd