Abstract
This metadata record and it's attached files make statements about the kinds of data collected as part of this research, and set out policies for governance of that data, now and in the future.Description: Project to formulate a weaning food, containing various plant polysaccharides, that satisfies regulatory requirements and promotes a sustained release of energy by infant bowel bacteria to satisfy energy requirements of the child throughout the night.A range of plant polysaccharides representing the various categories of dietary fibre were tested in laboratory experiments with defined, multi-component mixtures of bowel bacteria. Potential formulations for foods containing polysaccharides that could promote the desired kind of fermentation to improve sleep patterns have been developed.The research results support the prospect of the formulation of complementary foods that promote a good night’s sleep and which could be tested in an intervention trial with funding support from the food industry and other sources.