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Metabolism of dietary fibre components in man assessed by breath hydrogen and methane

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

K. Tadesse  and
M. A. Eastwood
K. Tadesse
Affiliation:
Wolfson Laboratories, Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh EH4 2XU
M. A. Eastwood
Affiliation:
Wolfson Laboratories, Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh EH4 2XU
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Abstract

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1. Breath hydrogen and methane were measured in eight normal individuals after acute and separate administration of different chemical components of dietary fibre.

2. Hemicellulose, raffinose and lactulose increased H2 production, while cellulose, pectin and lignin did not. Methane production was found to be individual and unaffected by any of the substances. Differences in physical properties of the same chemicals appear to have no influences on H2 and CH4 production.

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Type
Papers on General Nutrition
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 40 , Issue 2 , September 1978 , pp. 393 - 396
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1978

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