| AD |
Atopic Dermatitis |
| AG |
Acacia Gum (aka Acacia fibre or Gum Acacia or Gum Arabic) |
| AGE |
Advanced Glycation End Products |
| ASPEN |
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition |
| AXOS |
Arabinoxylan-Oligosaccharides |
| BMO |
Bovine Milk Oligosaccharides |
| Ca |
Calcium |
| CHD |
Coronary Heart Disease |
| CHO |
Carbohydrate |
| CVD |
Cardiovascular Disease |
| DP |
Degree of Polymerization |
| DRI |
Dietary Reference Intakes |
| EAR |
Estimated Average Requirement |
| EFSA |
European Food Safety Authority |
| EN |
Enteral Nutrition |
| ESPEN |
European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism |
| EU |
European Union |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
| FODMAP |
Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols |
| FOS |
Fructooligosaccharide |
| FTO |
Freedom to Operate |
| FMT |
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation |
| GI |
Gastrointestinal |
| GMO |
Genetically Modified Organism |
| GOS |
Galactooligosaccharide |
| HbA1c |
Hemoglobin A1c |
| HCP |
Health Care Professional |
| HFD |
High Fat Diet |
| HOMA-IR |
Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance |
| IBD |
Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
| IBS |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
| IBS-D |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhea |
| ICU |
Intensive Care Unit |
| IP |
Intellectual Property |
| I&R |
Innovation & Renovation |
| Kg |
Kilogram |
| IcFOS |
Long Chain Fructooligosaccharide |
| LTC |
Long Term Care |
| LWG |
Liquid Whole Grains |
| MCT |
Medium Chain Triglycerides |
| Mf6 |
Multi Fibre 6 |
| mfC |
Multi Fibre Compact |
| MHE |
Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy |
| MICU |
Medical Intensive Care Unit |
| MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| NAFLD |
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease |
| NHSc |
Nestlé Health Science |
| NRC |
Nestlé Research Center |
| NS |
Non-Significant |
| NSP |
Non-Starch Polysaccharide |
| NSAID |
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug |
| ONS |
Oral Nutrition Supplement |
| ORS |
Oral Rehydration Solution |
| PHGG |
Partially Hydrolysed Guar Gum |
| POS |
Pectic-Oligosaccharides |
| PUFA |
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids |
| RTD |
Ready to Drink |
| SCCM |
Society of Critical Care Medicine |
| SCF |
Soluble Corn Fibre |
| SCFA |
Short Chain Fatty Acid |
| scFOS |
Short Chain Fructooligosaccharide |
| SHIME |
Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Environment |
| SIBO |
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth |
| SICU |
Surgical Intensive Care Unit |
| TF |
Tube Feeding |
| US |
United States |
| WHO |
World Health Organisation |