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Study Title:

Fructo-Oligosaccharides Enhance Calcium, Magnesium, and Iron Absorption

Study Abstract

Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are well known as prebiotics which improve intestinal microflaura. FOS also have increasing effect on the intestinal absorption of calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg) and iron. These effects were inspected by many animal experiments and then by human studies. Especially, FOS clearly prevent the decrease of bone mineral density by gastrectomy in rats. In this report, we mainly explain the preventive effect of FOS on the bone of gastrectomized rats and introduce relationship between another food ingredient or exercise.

Study Information

Ohta A.
Prevention of osteoporosis by foods and dietary supplements. The effect of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) on the calcium absorption and bone
Clin Calcium.
2006 October
Josai International University, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Applied Nutrition, Japan.