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fructo-oligosaccharidesFinding

Fructo-oligosaccharides has no detected effect on birth weight

no difference foundModerate evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“There were no differences in the mean birth weight, length, or mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) of the babies born to the mothers receiving FOS or placebo.”
Quoted verbatim from Effects of fructo-oligosaccharides on genitourinary tract infections and birth outcomes in pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh.
This finding among the 13 findings on its endpoint

fructo-oligosaccharides

Birth weight

no difference found

Who
Pregnant women in early pregnancy (6 to 12 weeks) in peri-urban Bangladesh, birth weight of newborns; both arms drank Pocari Sweat
Dose studied
6 g/day dissolved in 100 ml of an isotonic drink, 6 days per week for 6 months up to childbirth

Moderate evidencePMID 40804702 · 2025

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderatethis finding
  • limited
  • very limited
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Tropical medicine and health
What else it reported2 findings · 0 compounds · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71GZHDW0H0WAWPE5F01HR8H