Dietary carbohydrates and health: Do we still need the fibre concept?

Clinical Nutrition, Supplement

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 5-17

  Cummings, John H ^a   Edmond, Laurie M ^a   Magee, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Historical; Non starch polysaccharides; Oligosaccharides; Resistant starch

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; PREBIOTIC AGENT;

APPETITE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY FIBER; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE FUNCTION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LARGE INTESTINE CANCER; LIPID ABSORPTION; MACRONUTRIENT; REVIEW;

EID: 23744431583     PISSN: 17441161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

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