Effect of purified cellulose, pectin, and a low-residue diet on fecal volatile fatty acids, transit time, and fecal weight in humans

Am J Clin Nutr. 1980 Apr;33(4):754-9. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/33.4.754.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Acetates / metabolism
  • Adult
  • Antidiarrheals
  • Butyrates / metabolism
  • Cellulose / administration & dosage*
  • Cellulose / pharmacology*
  • Dietary Fiber / administration & dosage*
  • Fatty Acids, Volatile / metabolism*
  • Feces* / analysis
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Motility / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pectins / pharmacology*
  • Pentanoic Acids / metabolism
  • Placebos
  • Propionates / metabolism

Substances

  • Acetates
  • Antidiarrheals
  • Butyrates
  • Dietary Fiber
  • Fatty Acids, Volatile
  • Pentanoic Acids
  • Placebos
  • Propionates
  • Pectins
  • Cellulose