Abstract: A galactooligosaccharide composition comprising a mixture of disaccharides, trisaccharides, a tetrasaccharide and a pentasaccharide for use in preventing or treating cognitive dysfunction and/or emotional disturbances in neuropsychiatric illnesses or ageing.
Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the prevention of the incidence of and/or a reduction in the duration of acute diarrhoea, particularly in travelers, said method comprising orally administering an oligosaccharide composition, in particular a non-digestible oligosaccharide, to a mammal.