An Hypothesis for the Action of Dietary Fiber Along the Gastrointestinal Tract

Overview

Journal Am J Clin Nutr

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Nutritional Sciences

Date 1979 Feb 1

PMID 420131

Citations 15

Authors

M A Eastwood

R M Kay

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Abstract

Dietary fiber consists of a sponge matrix with specific physicochemical properties. These properties are dependent on the structure and composition of the fiber components and determine the physiological effects of different food fibers in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract.

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