Physiological small bowel malabsorption of carbohydrates protects against large bowel diseases in africans

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 249-252

  Segal, Isidor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

'developed society' large bowel diseases; Carbohydrate malabsorption; Low dietary fiber intake of Africans

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; LACTOSE; SUCROSE;

AFRICA; ASIAN; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTOLERANCE; DIETARY FIBER; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LACTASE DEFICIENCY; LARGE INTESTINE DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MAIZE; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0036097042     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2002.02687.x     Document Type: Review

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