Nutrition Research
Volume 27, Issue 12 , Pages 756-761 , December 2007

Dietary intake of xylooligosaccharides improves the intestinal microbiota, fecal moisture, and pH value in the elderly

  • Yun-Chin Chung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food and Nutrition, Providence University, Shalu, Taichung 433, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Cheng-Kuang Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Asia University, Wufung, Taichung County, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Yuan Ko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food and Nutrition, Providence University, Shalu, Taichung 433, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Yin-Ching Chan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food and Nutrition, Providence University, Shalu, Taichung 433, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 4 26328001x15341; fax: +886 4 26530027.

Received 15 December 2006 ,Revised 9 July 2007 ,Accepted 12 September 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2007.09.014

Nutrition Research
Volume 27, Issue 12 , Pages 756-761 , December 2007

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