The role of dietary fibre and prebiotics in the paediatric diet.

Children Dietary fibre Microbiome Prebiotics

Journal

Paediatrics & child health
ISSN: 1205-7088
Titre abrégé: Paediatr Child Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9815960

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jun 2020
Historique:
received: 09 05 2018
accepted: 28 06 2019
entrez: 19 6 2020
pubmed: 19 6 2020
medline: 19 6 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Dietary fibres are resistant to digestion and absorption. Prebiotics are fermentable dietary fibres that confer health benefits through their effects on microbiome composition and activity. The range of physiological benefits from consuming dietary fibres is broad. Encouraging children to eat fibre-rich foods promotes a nutrient-dense diet. Introducing a variety of dietary fibre sources to young children helps establish future dietary choices and a more diverse intestinal microbiota. Low-fibre intake is associated with a higher prevalence of constipation and obesity.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32549743
doi: 10.1093/pch/pxaa032
pii: pxaa032
pmc: PMC7286726
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng fre

Pagination

263-264

Informations de copyright

© Canadian Paediatric Society 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Canadian Paediatric Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

Auteurs

Dana Boctor (D)

Canadian Paediatric Society, Nutrition and Gastroenterology Committee, Ottawa, Ontario.

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