Green banana and pectin improve small intestinal permeability and reduce fluid loss in Bangladeshi children with persistent diarrhea.
- 2004-03
- RCT · n = 21
- Digestive diseases and sciences 49(3)
- G H Rabbani
- Telahun Teka
- Shyamal Kumar Saha
- Badiuz Zaman
- Naseha Majid
- Makhduma Khatun
- Mohammad A Wahed
- George J Fuchs
- PubMed: 15139502
- DOI: 10.1023/b:ddas.0000020507.25910.cf
- High evidence
- Rigorous Journal
- Clinical
decreased the LM ratio, indicating improvement of permeability
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Moderate
- Significant
- Yes