Clinical significance of colonic fermentation.
Recent evidence of the potential benefits of short chain fatty acids has prompted renewed interest in the area of human colonic fermentation. This paper reviews the clinical and metabolic consequences of colonic fermentation.
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Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.
Wolever
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Jeejeebhoy
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D001692:Biological Transport; D003106:Colon / Q000378:metabolism*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005285:Fermentation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism
D005227:Fatty Acids; D009584:Nitrogen