Effects of cellulose supplementation on fecal consistency and fecal weight

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 712-718

  Danjo, Kazuma ^a   Sakamoto, Juichi ^a   Iwane, Satoru ^a   Tamura, Ken ^a   Nakaji, Shigeyuki ^a   Fukuda, Shinsaku ^a   Murakami, Hideki ^a   Shimoyama, Tadashi ^a   Takahashi, Ippei ^a   Umeda, Takashi ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Dietary fiber; Fecal consistency; Fecal weight

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES COMPOSITION; FEMALE; FIBER; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MEAL; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CELLULOSE; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; WATER;

EID: 39849096559     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-9938-6     Document Type: Article

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