kiwi and Increased Fecal Water Content

• Mechanisms underlying effects of kiwifruit on intestinal function shown by MRI in healthy volunteers.

  • 2019-01-31
  • RCT
  • Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 49(6)
  • • Victoria Wilkinson-Smith
    • Neele Dellschaft
    • Juliet Ansell
    • Caroline Hoad
    • Luca Marciani
    • Penny Gowland
    • Robin Spiller

  • PubMed: 30706488
  • DOI: 10.1111/apt.15127

  7 Insights on

  • Increased Fecal Water Content

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Adults

  T1AC was higher after kiwifruit ingestion (P = 0.029) during the second half of the day (when meal residue would be expected to reach the AC, AUC T1 T240-420 minutes; mean (SD) 137 (39) s*minute with kiwifruit versus 108 (40) s*minute with control).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  two kiwifruits twice daily