A double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study to establish the bifidogenic effect of a very-long-chain inulin extracted from globe artichoke (Cynara scolymus) in healthy human subjects - Costabile, Adele; Kolida, Sofia; Klinder, Annett; Gietl, Eva; Bäuerlein, Michael; Frohberg, Claus; Landschütze, Volker; Gibson, Glenn R. (British journal of nutrition, 2010)
Keywords: Adult; adults; Bifidobacterium - drug effects; Bifidobacterium - growth & development; Bifidogenic effect; Biological and medical sciences; Colon - microbiology; Cross-Over Studies; cross-sectional studies; Cynara cardunculus; Cynara scolymus; Cynara scolymus - chemistry; Dietary fiber; Dietary Fiber - administration & dosage; Digestive system; Double-Blind Method; feces; Feces - chemistry; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gas production; Gases; Humans; Inflorescence; Ingestion; Intestinal microflora; intestinal microorganisms; Inulin - adverse effects; Inulin - pharmacology; Lactobacillus; Lactobacillus - drug effects; Lactobacillus - growth & development; Male; maltodextrins; Microbiology; Oil and gas production; Plant Extracts - adverse effects; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Polysaccharides; Prebiotics; Probiotics; Reference Values; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; very-long-chain inulin; Young Adult; Gas production; Bifidogenic effect; Intestinal microflora; Prebiotics; Human; Healthy subject; Digestive system; Long chain; Gut; Microflora; Extract; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Inulin; Double blind study; Prebiotic