title: [Health effects of indigestible carbohydrates on colon].
abstract: Indigestible carbohydrates are closely related to the growth of microbes in colon and the health status of colon. People are now becoming more and more interested in indigestible carbohydrates and many studies have been carried out. In this review, the classification and the digestion of indigestible carbohydrates, and the health effects of their fermented products on colon were introduced.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D005232:Fatty Acids, Volatile