Chen Ya-Ling, Liao Fang-Hsuean, Lin Shyh-Hsiang, Chien Yi-Wen
Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11014, Taiwan.
Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2016;2016:3504282. doi: 10.1155/2016/3504282. Epub 2016 Jun 14.
We aimed to investigate the effect of enriched 3-prebiotic formula (including inulin, fructooligosaccharides, and galactooligosaccharides) on toddler gut health by measuring fecal microbiota. Our results revealed that the consumption of 3-prebiotic formula three times per day giving total intake of 1.8 g prebiotic ingredients significantly showed the increased number of probiotic Bifidobacterium spp. colonies and the reduced populations of both C. perfringens and total anaerobic bacteria on the fecal bacterial flora in toddlers at 18~36 months. In addition, total organic acids in the fecal samples significantly increased which improves the utilization of bifidus under acidic conditions after consumption of the 3-prebiotic formula. Therefore, using the formula enriched with prebiotic may maintain gut health in toddlers.
我们旨在通过测量粪便微生物群来研究富含三种益生元配方（包括菊粉、低聚果糖和低聚半乳糖）对幼儿肠道健康的影响。我们的结果显示，每天三次食用三种益生元配方，益生元成分总摄入量为1.8克，显著增加了18至36个月幼儿粪便菌群中益生菌双歧杆菌属菌落的数量，并减少了产气荚膜梭菌和总厌氧菌的数量。此外，粪便样本中的总有机酸显著增加，这改善了食用三种益生元配方后在酸性条件下双歧杆菌的利用率。因此，使用富含益生元的配方可能有助于维持幼儿的肠道健康。
