Effects of flax fiber on laxation and glycemic response in healthy volunteers

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 508-511

  Dahl, Wendy J ^a   Lockert, Erin A ^a   Cammer, Allison L ^a   Whiting, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fecal bulking; Fecal weight; Flax fiber; Glycemic response; Insoluble fiber; Laxation; Soluble fiber

Indexed keywords

ISPAGULA;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BREAD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; FECES; FEMALE; FLAX; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATIETY; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BREAD; CATHARTICS; DIETARY FIBER; FECES; FEMALE; FLAX; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYLLIUM; SOLUBILITY;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM; PLANTAGO OVATA;

EID: 31044445367     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2005.8.508     Document Type: Article

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