Using cereal to increase dietary fiber intake to the recommended level and the effect of fiber on bowel function in healthy persons consuming North American diets

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1256-1262

  Vuksan, Vladimir ^a,b   Jenkins, Alexandra L ^a   Jenkins, David J A ^a,b   Rogovik, Alexander L ^a   Sievenpiper, John L ^a   Jovanovski, Elena ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISPAGULA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAN; BREATH ANALYSIS; CANADA; CEREAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEFECATION HABIT; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; BREATH TESTS; CEREALS; COLON; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; FECES; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOLUBILITY;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 55849119165     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.25956     Document Type: Article

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