Figure 1

Stimulatory effect of dietary inulin intake on intestinal absorption of ⁴⁴ Ca and ²⁵ Mg in rats of different ages. Intestinal ⁴⁴Ca absorption (A) and ntestinal ²⁵Mg absorption (B) in the control groups was normalized to 100% for each age group. The stimulatory effect of inulin (%) for a given age group was calculated as follows 100* (intestinal absorption in the inulin-fed age group/intestinal absorption in the same age group without inulin). The rats were given ⁴⁴Ca and ²⁵Mg after 14 days of inulin intake (7.5%), and fecal non-absorbed isotopes were determined in a 4d feces pool.