Fiber Health Benefits
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Healthy Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 5 - 12 |
| Updated: | 9/30/2017 |
| Start Date: | April 2012 |
| End Date: | June 2014 |
Health Benefits and Tolerance of Dietary Fiber Supplements in Children
The investigators hypothesize that fiber supplementation will provide measurable differences
in indices of children's health (fewer complaints of abdominal pain and constipation, lower
body mass index) compared to placebo.
in indices of children's health (fewer complaints of abdominal pain and constipation, lower
body mass index) compared to placebo.
This prospective study proposes supplementing children with fiber or placebo for four months.
Children in elementary school, ages 5-12, will be randomized to receive fiber supplemented
bars vs low-fiber snack bars (placebo).
Children in elementary school, ages 5-12, will be randomized to receive fiber supplemented
bars vs low-fiber snack bars (placebo).
Inclusion Criteria:
-Children bewteen ages of 5-12 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of allergy/intolerance to components of the snack bars (e.g. celiac disease)
- History of Hisrchsprungs disease, abdominal surgery to intestine or colon
- Unable to take a fiber bar by mouth
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