Effect of banana consumption on faecal microbiota

dc.contributor.author	Μήτσου, Ε.	el
dc.contributor.author	Κούγια, Ελένη	el
dc.contributor.author	Νομικός, Τ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Γιαννακούλια, Μ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Μουτζούρης, Κωνσταντίνος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-28T14:57:23Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-28T14:57:23Z
dc.date.issued	2015-06-28
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/19990
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.sciencedirect.com	en
dc.subject	Μπανάνα
dc.subject	Prebiotics
dc.subject	Πρεβιοτικά
dc.subject	Μικροβιολογία
dc.subject	Microbiology
dc.title	Effect of banana consumption on faecal microbiota	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.secondaryTitle	a randomised, controlled trial	en
heal.classification	Food
heal.classification	Food technology
heal.classification	Τροφή
heal.classification	Τεχνολογία τροφίμων
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heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007006574
heal.contributorName	Κυριακού, Α.	el
heal.identifier.secondary	doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2011.03.018
heal.language	en
heal.access	campus
heal.publicationDate	2011-12
heal.bibliographicCitation	Mitsou, E., Kougia, E., Nomikos, T., Yannakoulia, M., Mountzouris, K. et al. (2011) Effect of banana consumption on faecal microbiota: A randomised, controlled trial. "Anaerobe", 17 (6), p.384-387	en
heal.abstract	Banana is a widely consumed fruit, which contains considerable amounts of potential prebiotic indigestible carbohydrates. In our randomised, controlled trial we aimed to evaluate the in vivo prebiotic effect of banana consumption on faecal microbiota. Thirty-four healthy women participated in the study, having Body Mass Index (BMI) 24–30 kg/m2, age 19–45 years, without history of gastrointestinal disease and no antibiotic and other medication use two months prior the initiation and during the study. All women were asked to maintain their usual dietary habits for 60 days and they were randomly assigned to consume twice a day a pre-meal snack, either one medium banana, or one cup of banana-flavoured drink or one cup of water (control group). Stool samples were collected at baseline, on days 30 and 60 of intervention for enumeration of total anaerobes, bifidobacteria and lactobacilli by plate count techniques, as well as for pH and short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) measurement. Gastrointestinal symptoms were also recorded. Mean bifidobacterial levels were increased only in the banana group both at 30 and 60 days of intervention, but this change did not reach a statistical significance. No significant overall differences in the total concentrations and molar ratios of SCFAs were detected according to dietary intervention. Analysis of the gastrointestinal symptoms records revealed significantly lower bloating levels in the banana group, compared to controls, at 26–35 days (p = 0.009) and 51–60 days (p = 0.010). Banana consumption had also no adverse effects on evacuation patterns. We concluded that daily consumption of bananas is a well-tolerated eating behaviour, which may induce bifidogenesis in healthy women experiencing body weight problems.	en
heal.journalName	Anaerobe	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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