title: Clinical significance of colonic fermentation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Royall
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Wolever
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Jeejeebhoy
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D009584:Nitrogen