Digestion and physiological properties of resistant starch in the human large bowel

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 733-747

  Cummings, John H ^a   Beatty, Emily R ^a   Kingman, Susan M ^a   Bingham, Sheila A ^a   Englyst, Hans N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fermentation; Large bowel; Resistant starch

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE; NITROGEN; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; STARCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FECES; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LARGE INTESTINE; MAIZE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POTATO; WHEAT;

ADULT; DIET; DIGESTION; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FRUIT; HUMANS; INTESTINE, LARGE; MALE; NITROGEN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STARCH; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030032123     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960177     Document Type: Article

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