Functional Effects of Prebiotic Fructans in Colon Cancer and Calcium Metabolism in Animal Models

Table 2

Experimental design of calcium metabolism.

Number	Experimental group	Treatment
1	Metlin	Inulins were administered at doses of 385 mg/day/rat. Inulins were dissolved in water and the rats had free access to water and normal diet
2	Synergy 1
3	Isoflavones	Isoflavones were administered at doses of 33.5 mg/day/rat at the same conditions as that of the inulins
4	Metlin + isoflavones	A mixture of inulins and isoflavones was administered under doses indicated above
5	Synergy 1 + isoflavones
6	Without inulins	Oophorectomized experimental group without inulins treatments
7	Without inulins	Experimental group not oophorectomized without inulins treatment

All the rats of experimental groups 1–6 were oophorectomized and only the experimental group 7 had rats without oophorectomy.