Digestion
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adults: Apparently healthy adult male volunteers Normal Hb > 13g/l Age: 20-40 years Normal BMI between 18.5 to 25 kg/m2 Physical activity level <1.5 assess nu validated questionnaire Subject to agree to avoid smoking and alcohol consumption for the entire study duration Subject willing to participate and adhere to the study protocol for 7 consecutive weeks Children: Children 6-10 years of age, both sexes Apparently healthy BAZ between -2SD and 1 SD Children and parents willing to participate and adhere to adaptation diets for 5 consecutive weeks
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Adults: History of smoking or taking other leisure drugs in past 3 months and/or study duration Consumption of alcohol in the previous 24 hr and/or in study duration History of antibiotics in last month On iron, protein, multivitamin, and/ or any other supplementation therapy in past 3 months Unstable weight over last 3 months Use of medications known to affect intestinal functions and protein metabolism Participation in any nutritional intervention study in last 3 months History of food allergy History of acute illness. gastointestinal, respiratory tract symptoms of fever in the past 1 week diagnosed with any acute or chronic medical conditions Children: Any acute or chronic illnesses Menarche Weight loss in last 1 month Worm infestation as assessed by stool test History of antibiotics in last month On iron, protein, multivitamin, and/ or any other supplementation therapy in past 3 months Use of medications known to affect intestinal functions and protein metabolism History of food allergy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adults: true metabolic availability of L-lysine in two milk powders compared with a reference crystalline amino acid mixture Children: relative metabolic availability of L-lysine in two milk powders | — |
Contacts
FrieslandCampina