title: [Intestinal transit time in Togo (Western Africa) and Germany].
abstract: In five groups of Africans and Europeans in Togo (West-Africa) and Germany intestinal transit time and stool-weights have been studied. Native Africans on traditional food passed three times more stool (307 g/d) in half of the time (33 hours) as Europeans and Africans on Western diet did. The effect of dietary fibre on intestinal transit time and intestinal pathology is stressed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001604:Berlin; D004032:Diet; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005060:Europe / Q000208:ethnology; D005243:Feces / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D005772:Gastrointestinal Transit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012923:Social Class; D014037:Togo
vernacular_title: Darmpassagezeiten in Togo (Westafrika) und Deutschland.