Effect of Prebiotic Fructans to Reduce Number of Febrile Infections in Children

Double-blind, Randomized Placebo-controlled, Multi-center Trial Investigating the Effect of Prebiotic Inulin-type Fructans on Infectious Incidence in Children Aged 3 to 6 Years

The study aims to confirm the effectiveness of chicory-derived prebiotic inulin-type fructans on the reduction of the number of febrile infections diagnosed by the paediatrician in children.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subject is healthy at the time of pre-examination
• Subject is aged 3-6 years at the time of pre-examination
• Subject attends a kindergarten at the time of pre-examination

Exclusion Criteria:

• Suffering from current infection or has suffered from infection in previous 7 days
• Intake of antibiotics and/or laxatives in the previous 14 days prior to start of the intervention
• children with known gastrointestinal disease or malformation
• children with congenital or acquired immunodeficiency
• children with food intolerance, food allergy
• children that regularly consume (more than 3 times per week) probiotic products or a food supplement containing prebiotics
• children involved in any clinical or food study within the preceding 6 months