Which fibre is best for the colon?
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
- Vol. 22 (sup129) , 100-104
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00365528709095860
Abstract
As different types of fibre may have different effects on faecal bulk, and the same effect can be caused via different mechanisms, to clarify the picture I have studied the effects of in vitro incubation with faecal bacteria on a number of purified fibres - the soluble polysaccharides.Keywords
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