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defined formula diet

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defined formula diet,
nutritional support provided by simple elemental nutritive components that require no further digestive breakdown and thus are readily absorbed. Examples include free amino acids from hydrolyzed protein and the simple sugar glucose, a carbohydrate. Also called chemically defined formula diet, elemental formula.


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Supplementation of the defined formula diet with fiber could prevent this loss of bowel mass and bacterial translocation.
Improved growth and disease activity after intermittent administration of a defined formula diet in children with Crohn's disease.
A randomized prospective trial comparing a defined formula diet, corticosteroids, and a defined formula diet plus corticosteroides in active Crohn's disease.
 
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