PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J. H. Cummings
AU  - A. M. Stephen
TI  - The role of dietary fibre in the human colon
DP  - 1980 Dec 06
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 1109--1114
VI  - 123
IP  - 11
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/123/11/1109.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/123/11/1109.full
SO  - CMAJ1980 Dec 06; 123
AB  - Several effects of dietary fibre on colonic function have been documented by experiment or deduced from epidemiologic observation. The magnitude of these changes depends on the source and the physical and chemical composition of the fibre used, and on the individual response of the subjects. Three theories of the mode of action of fibre are discussed; they relate to the water-holding capacity of fibre, the production of short-chain fatty acids from fibre in the colon and the alteration by fibre of the colonic microflora.