Colonic fermentation of indigestible carbohydrates contributes to the second-meal effect

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 817-822

  Brighenti, Furio ^a   Benini, Luigi ^b   Del Rio, Daniele ^a   Casiraghi, Cristina ^c   Pellegrini, Nicoletta ^a   Scazzina, Francesca ^a   Jenkins, David J A ^d   Vantini, Italo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colonic fermentation; Dietary fiber; Glycemic index; Lactulose; Second meal effect

Indexed keywords

AMYLOPECTIN; CELLULOSE; DISACCHARIDE; LACTULOSE; STARCH; FATTY ACID; HYDROGEN; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; STOMACH EMPTYING; TEST MEAL; ULTRASOUND; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BLOOD; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BREATH TESTS; COLON; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; INSULIN; MALE; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; STOMACH;

EID: 33646712571     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/83.4.817     Document Type: Article

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