ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Effects of Dietary Fiber Supplementation on Chronic Constipation in the Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Review in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Dietary fiber in pediatric gastrointestinal health: a narrative review of evidence and challenges.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2026Review
- Putative sympathetic-predominant subtype in body-first Parkinson's disease is associated with accelerated cognitive decline.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Article
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Abstract
Chronic constipation is common among older adults, significantly reducing quality of life and increasing healthcare burden. While dietary fiber is a traditional intervention for constipation, its efficacy in elderly populations remains inconclusive. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary fiber on stool frequency, frequency of laxative or enema use, intestinal bifidobacteria concentration, stool dry weight, and adverse events in elderly patients with chronic constipation through a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). A comprehensive search of Embase, Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and The Cochrane Library databases was performed to identify eligible studies. Seven RCTs involving 187 participants were included. The meta-analysis found no significant improvement in stool frequency with dietary fiber supplementation (SMD = 0.25, 95% CI [-0.488, 0.988],
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