Moisture and mineral content of human feces: High fecal moisture is associated with increased sodium and decreased potassium content

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-126

  Nishimuta, Mamoru ^a   Inoue, Nozomi ^a   Kodama, Naoko ^a,b   Morikuni, Eiko ^a   Yoshioka, Yayoi H ^a   Matsuzaki, Nobue ^a   Shimada, Mieko ^a,c   Sato, Nanae ^a,d   Iwamoto, Tamami ^a,e   Ohki, Kazuko ^a,f   Takeyama, Hidemaro ^a,g   Nishimuta, Hironobu ^h  

^a Division of Human Nutrition Incorporated Administrative Agency of Health and Nutrition   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^c CHIBA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d SEITOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HIROSHIMA   (Japan)

^f SHOWA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^h TOHO UNIVERSITY OHASHI MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Fecal moisture; Fecal potassium; Fecal sodium; Human

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERAL; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIBER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOISTURE; NUTRIENT;

ADULT; DIET; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MINERALS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; WATER;

EID: 33744953691     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.52.121     Document Type: Article

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