Effect of evening exposure to bright or dim light after daytime bright light on absorption of dietary carbohydrates the following morning

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 79-83

  Hirota, Naoko ^a   Sone, Yoshiaki ^b   Tokura, Hiromi ^c  

^a MATSUMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breath hydrogen test; Digestion and absorption of dietary carbohydrates; Evening light intensity

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; DIGESTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; BREATH TESTS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIGESTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; LIGHT; PHOTOPERIOD; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954854931     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.29.79     Document Type: Article

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