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ba0003pp408 | Paediatric bone disease | ECTS2014

Effect of GOS/FOS on calcium and phosphorus absorption and retention during recovering from undernutrition: experimental model in normal growing rats

Bryk Gabriel , Coronel Magali Zeni , Medina Daniela , Mandalunis Patricia , de Portela Maria Luz Pita Martin , Susana Zeni

During early life undernutrition impairs normal weight and height gain that affects bone health. During recovering it is required an extra-amount of Ca to ensure the high demands of bone mineralization. A mixture of galactooligosaccharides (GOS) and fructooligosaccharides (FOS) would be a useful tool to increase mineral intestinal absorption to enhancing the amount of Ca to be retained into bone. Our objective was to evaluate, in an experimental model of protein restriction (P...