Session: Physiological aspects of fibre. The active fraction of psyllium seed husk

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 207-209

  Marlett, Judith A ^a   Fischer, Milton H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary fibre; Hypocholesterolaemia; Laxation; Psyllium seed husk

Indexed keywords

ARABINOXYLAN; ISPAGULA; XYLOSE; LAXATIVE;

CEREAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FRUIT HUSK; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; CHEMISTRY; COLON; DIETARY FIBER; FECES; GEL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; VISCOSITY;

PLANTAGO OVATA;

CATHARTICS; COLON; DIETARY FIBER; FECES; FERMENTATION; GELS; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; PSYLLIUM; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0037651237     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS2002201     Document Type: Conference Paper

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