Enteral products containing indigestible oligosaccharides for treating and preventing otitis media in humans

摘要

Enteral products containing indigestible oligosaccharides are provided for reducing the incidence of otitis media in infants and young children.;More specifically, the indigestible oligosaccharide is selected from the group consisting of fructooligosaccharides, fructosans, xylooligosaccharides and galactooligosaccharides. The indigestible oligosaccharides can be produced through enzymatic synthesis, chemical techniques or isolated from plant materials and are administered in the form of a nutritional product, candy, tablets, chewing gums, lozenges, milk products, yogurts and the like.;In a preferred embodiment of this invention, the indigestible oligosaccharides have a DP of 2 to 20 and still more preferably are the fructooligosaccharides GF_2, GF₃ and GF₄.