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J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
; 54(2): 288-90, 2012 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22002482
ABSTRACT
Healthy 9- to 48-month-old children (nâ=â133) were randomized to receive a cow's-milk-based follow-on formula (control) or the same formula with polydextrose and galactooligosaccharides (PDX/GOS) for 108 days. Pediatricians assessed diarrheal disease, stool pattern, acute respiratory infection, systemic antibiotic use, and growth. The 2 groups had similar weight-for-length/height z score and similar odds of having diarrheal disease, acute respiratory infection, and systemic antibiotic use; however, PDX/GOS had greater odds of increased defecation than control (Pâ≤â0.01). Addition of PDX and GOS to a follow-on formula was well tolerated and induced a pattern of more frequent and softer stools in toddlers.