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[DYSPHAGIA] thickeners and dehydration...help!
I just received my simplythick samples. Interesting. Don't have an opinion on
it yet as I have not tried it much yet.
Janet
John Scheibel wrote:
> We have a new thickener on the market in our area--made of Xantham
> Gum--called "Simplythick". We do not have much data on it yet as our
> research is on-going. There are some products, I believe from Resource
> which have a high percentage of hydration per serving. Good Luck! Mary
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Katey Gillespie" <kgillespie@svh.org.au>
> To: <dysphagia@medonline.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 8:02 PM
> Subject: [DYSPHAGIA] thickeners and dehydration...help!
>
> > We have recently been seen by some nutrition reps re: thickeners. Since
> > seeing them we have been trying to find information regarding thickeners
> > & dehydration in the literature which seems argumentative and difficult
> > to find. Our main query is which thickener base is better from a
> > hydration point of view and why....it appears maize starch thickeners
> > are preferred over gum thickeners as they are digested earlier...
> > Does anyone know a good website/journal articles/texts that discusses
> > this topic. Also, what thickeners are more popular in your area and why
> > (eg. cost vs taste vs ease of prep etc) I am writing from Australia and
> > am interested in products used os... Any info/responses would be much
> > appreciated as thickeners appear to be an ongoing saga for many and
> > dehydration queries appear to be on the rise..
> > Cheers
> > Katey
> >
> >
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