Nine healthy volunteers were studied before, during, and after ingesting a fermented dairy
product containing Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium bifidum, and mesophilic …

The digestibility of ispaghula, a mucilage from Plantago ovata composed mainly of
arabinoxylans, and its faecal bulking effect were studied in seven healthy volunteers who …

Objective To evaluate in 14 healthy volunteers the gastrointestinal tolerance to an
indigestible bulking sweetener containing fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS). Design In order to …

We studied seven healthy volunteers before and during acute (PD1) and chronic (PD2)
ingestion of 30 g polydextrose (PD)/d. The energy value of PD was assessed after [U-14 C] …

The digestion and absorption of three sugar alcohols, consumed chronically in three
identical daily postprandial doses, were evaluated in six volunteers during three 11-day …

Background: A major limitation in studying the proximal human colonic flora is the lack of
suitable sampling methods. The aim of this study was (1) to describe a prototype technique …

Twelve healthy volunteers were studied for two test periods, at the beginning of which they
ingested a diarrheogenic load (60 g) of lactulose in 350 mL water with 10 g polyethylene …

Rates of hydrogen and methane production were compared in caecal and faecal
homogenates in six methane producers. Faecal homogenates produced hydrogen and …

On two occasions separated by seven days, 22 g mucin (hog gastric mucin) was infused into
right and left colon of 12 healthy volunteers (6 CH4 producers and 6 non-producers) …

The aims of this study were to measure the amount of starch from partially resistant starches
(retrograded and complexed high-amylose cornstarches) escaping small-intestinal digestion …