A High Fat Diet Attenuates the Fermentation Effects of Resistant Starches and Fructans

In our previous studies, ingestion of prebiotics in low fat diets resulted in decreased cecal pH from 8 to about 6 and increases in short chain fatty acids indicating robust fermentation. However, in some preliminary studies this effect on fermentation was not seen when rodents were obese and/or fed...

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Main Author: Goldsmith, Felicia Robin
Other Authors: Martin, Roy
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2010
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11182010-093506/