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Effect of Dietary Fiber (Soy Polysaccharide) on the Severity, Duration, and Nutritional Outcome of Acute, Watery Diarrhea in Children

DOI

62

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0

References

1993

Year

Kenneth H. Brown, Fernando Perez, Janet M Peerson, J.G. Fadel, Grete Brunsgaard, Karin M. Ostrom, William C. MacLean
PEDIATRICS

Abstract

Soy polysaccharide, while not affecting stool output, macronutrient absorption, or nutritional status during acute, watery childhood diarrhea, significantly and markedly reduced the duration of liquid stool excretion.