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Evidence for Greater Production of Colonic Short Chain Fatty Acids in Overweight than Lean Humans
BACKGROUND: Short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) are produced by colonic microbiota from dietary carbohydrates and proteins that reach the colon. It has been suggested that SCFA may promote obesity via increased colonic energy availability. Recent studies suggest obese humans have higher faecal SCFA than...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970979/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24642959 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2014.46 |