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Effect of Fructooligosaccharides on Improvement of Blood Glucose, Calcium Status and Habitual Bowel Movement among College Students in Korea
Author(s) -
Lee Bog-Hieu,
Kim Eun Jin,
Kim Mi Young,
Choi Joo-Yeon,
Yu Miri
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.1025.18
Subject(s) - defecation , medicine , chemistry , calcium , zoology , endocrinology , biology
The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) on blood glucose, calcium status and habitual bowel movement among college students for 2 weeks. Fifty‐one subjects (male=9, female=42) were randomly assigned to five groups; aspartame (A), sugar (B), low‐FOS (C), high‐FOS (D) and low‐FOS+milk (E). We analyzed blood chemical profiles and surveyed habitual bowel movements by questionnaire. After FOS intake trial, serum glucose level was decreased in FOS groups (C:− 2.78±4.09 mg/dl, D:−4.60±10.48 mg/dl, E:−5.33±3.74 mg/dl), while increased in groups A (+0.78±5.17 mg/dl) and B (+0.78±7.28 mg/dl ). Ionized Ca and Ca concentration were the highest in group E and vitamin D 3 concentration was the highest in group D. Especially, Ca concentration was significantly higher in FOS groups than groups A and B and was the highest in group E (0.81±0.35 mg/dl) among the treatments. Blood calcitonin concentration was increased in groups C (+0.14±1.07 pg/ml), D (+2.48±7.63 pg/ml) and E (+3.16±8.91 pg/ml), but decreased in groups A (−0.32±1.34 pg/ml) and B (−1.40±2.45 pg/ml). Habitual bowel movement tended to improve in FOS groups. Frequency of defecation and gas discharging were the highest in group E. Stool amounts were increased only in group E. Therefore, FOS supplementation might be a good way to improve blood glucose and calcium metabolism and also, FOS supplementation with milk be the better choice than the FOS alone.