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| Name | Class |
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| Novartis | INDUSTRY |
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To compare calcium and magnesium absorption within subjects with and without chronic consumption of wheat dextrin.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| placebo | Placebo Comparator | Control cookies will contain no wheat dextrin and will be taken 3 times daily for 2 weeks. |
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| wheat dextrin | Experimental | wheat dextrin (formulated according to the supporter's established method), will be baked in cookies providing three doses per day (≈5 gram of wheat dextrin in each dose)for 2 weeks. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| wheat dextrin | Dietary Supplement | 5 grams of wheat dextrin baked in cookies will be taken 3 times a day for 2 weeks |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Calcium Absorption | The calcium load to be tested will be 300 mg calcium from calcium and vitamin D fortified TropicanaTM orange juice extrinsically labeled with ≈3-7 μCi of 45Ca. The labeled orange juice will be ingested as part of a light meal, served as breakfast, after an overnight fast. | within 2-4 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Magnesium absorption | The magnesium load to be tested will be from calcium and vitamin D fortified TropicanaTM orange juice extrinsically labeled with 30 mg 26Mg. The labeled orange juice will be ingested as part of a light meal, served as breakfast, after an overnight fast. | within 2-4 weeks |
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects will be generally healthy Caucasian females aged 19 and older with no known abnormalities of gastrointestinal function, and taking no medications that might alter absorptive performance. BMI will be between 19 and 31 kg/m2
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Laura Armas, MD | Creighton University | Principal Investigator |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003248 | Constipation |
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| D012817 | Signs and Symptoms, Digestive |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| placebo | Dietary Supplement | cookies not containing wheat dextrin will be taken 3 times a day for 2 weeks |
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