Effect of banana consumption on faecal microbiota: A randomised, controlled trial

dc.contributor.author	Mitsou, EK	en
dc.contributor.author	Kougia, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Nomikos, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Yannakoulia, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Mountzouris, KC	en
dc.contributor.author	Kyriacou, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:50:54Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:50:54Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	10759964	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2011.03.018	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/5218
dc.subject	Banana	en
dc.subject	Human gut microbiota	en
dc.subject	Prebiotic	en
dc.subject.other	prebiotic agent	en
dc.subject.other	short chain fatty acid	en
dc.subject.other	abdominal pain	en
dc.subject.other	adult	en
dc.subject.other	anaerobe	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	banana	en
dc.subject.other	Bifidobacterium	en
dc.subject.other	bloating	en
dc.subject.other	body mass	en
dc.subject.other	controlled study	en
dc.subject.other	drinking	en
dc.subject.other	drug activity	en
dc.subject.other	feces analysis	en
dc.subject.other	feces microflora	en
dc.subject.other	female	en
dc.subject.other	food intake	en
dc.subject.other	gastrointestinal symptom	en
dc.subject.other	human	en
dc.subject.other	human experiment	en
dc.subject.other	in vivo study	en
dc.subject.other	ingestion	en
dc.subject.other	Lactobacillus	en
dc.subject.other	meal	en
dc.subject.other	nonhuman	en
dc.subject.other	normal human	en
dc.subject.other	pH	en
dc.subject.other	plate count	en
dc.subject.other	priority journal	en
dc.subject.other	randomized controlled trial	en
dc.subject.other	Adult	en
dc.subject.other	Bacteria, Anaerobic	en
dc.subject.other	Bacterial Load	en
dc.subject.other	Biota	en
dc.subject.other	Diet	en
dc.subject.other	Feces	en
dc.subject.other	Female	en
dc.subject.other	Humans	en
dc.subject.other	Middle Aged	en
dc.subject.other	Musa	en
dc.title	Effect of banana consumption on faecal microbiota: A randomised, controlled trial	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.anaerobe.2011.03.018	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	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 invivo prebiotic effect of banana consumption on faecal microbiota. Thirty-four healthy women participated in the study, having Body Mass Index (BMI) 24-30kg/m 2, 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. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.	en
heal.journalName	Anaerobe	en
dc.identifier.issue	6	en
dc.identifier.volume	17	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.anaerobe.2011.03.018	en
dc.identifier.spage	384	en
dc.identifier.epage	387	en