Short Chain Fatty Acids: 73 (Falk Symposium, 73) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792388496 ISBN 13: 9780792388494

Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994

Synopsis

Short chain fatty acids (SFCA) are synthesized by the colonic microflora primarily from non-absorbed carbohydrate; there is also some limited production from non-absorbed protein. In contrast, SFCA are not normally present in the diet. During the past 15 years SFCA have attracted considerable interest in human nutrition, physiology and pathophysiology as a result of the realization that SFCA represent an important mechanism for carbohydrate and calorie conservation and may play a role in various types of colitides and possibly in colonic neoplasia. In addition, SFCA, produced in large amounts by ruminants and other herbivores, have long been the province of veterinary physiologists.
This book is based upon the presentations at the 73rd Falk Symposium held in Strasbourg, France, September 8--10, 1993, which brought together researchers and clinicians from five continents. It provides an excellent statement of the present state-of-the-art knowledge of SFCA.

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Synopsis

During the last 15 years, short chain fatty acids (SFCA) have attracted considerable attention in the fields of human nutrition, physiology and pathophysiology. This book is based upon presentations made at the 73rd Falk symposium, and is a statement of present knowledge about SFCA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792388496
• ISBN 13: 9780792388494
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Binder H.J., Cummings J., Soergel K.