Bomb calorimetry, the gold standard for assessment of intestinal absorption capacity: Normative values in healthy ambulant adults

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL2, 2014, Pages 57-64

  Wierdsma, N J ^a   Peters, J H C ^b   van Bokhorst de van der Schueren, M A E ^a   Mulder, C J J ^a   Metgod, I ^a   van Bodegraven, A A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Absorption; Bomb calorimetry; Faecal energy loss; Healthy subjects

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FAT INTAKE; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADULT; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIMETRY; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHEMISTRY; FAT INTAKE; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROTEIN INTAKE; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CALORIMETRY; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FECES; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897035454     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12113     Document Type: Article

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