title: Use of soy fiber in acute diarrhea in infants and toddlers.
abstract: Soy fiber has been shown to reduce the duration of watery stools during acute diarrhea caused by bacterial and viral pathogens in underdeveloped countries. A randomized blinded clinical trial was conducted with middle-class American children to assess the efficacy of soy fiber-supplemented infant formula. Stool characteristics, intake, and weight were recorded. Infants > 6 months of age (n = 44) fed soy fiber-supplemented formula (Isomil DF) had a significantly shorter estimated median duration of diarrhea (9.7 hours vs. 23.1 hours) than those fed soy formula (Isomil). The use of fiber-supplemented soy formula may reduce the duration of diarrheal symptoms in U.S. infants more than 6 months of age with acute diarrhea.
authors.affiliation: University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vanderhoof
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Paule
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Ostrom
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food; D008297:Male; D009329:Nebraska; D010568:Peru; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000178:diet therapy; D013025:Glycine max; D013997:Time Factors