NOVEL USE OF CARBOHYDRATES AND COMPOSITIONS

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of carbohydrates in the preparation of a composition for treating and/or preventing diseases and/or disorders caused by imbalanced fermentation in the colon comprising providing composition capable of maintaining a sustained and controlled fermentation throughout the colon of a subject by formulating slowly fermented complex oligomeric or polymeric carbohydrate(s) into a nutritionally, nutraceuticall y and/or pharmacologically acceptable composition. The present invention also relates to a composition comprising a slowly fermented complex oligomer or polymer carbohydrate as an active component for sustaining and controlling t he fermentation throughout the colon of a subject.