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Earlier research summarized in previous Vahouny Symposia (1–4) is the foundation for the generally accepted concept that soluble, but not insoluble, dietary fibers modulate upper gastrointestinal physiology. This concept was lucidly illustrated by Jenkins et al (5) at an earlier conference. In his diagram, more digesta is in the stomach and is distributed over a larger portion of the small intestine when more fiber is consumed. Implicit in this diagram is that not only is digestion slower but so is absorption, which results in a more physiological load of nutrients entering the liver.
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Marlett, J.A. (1997). Sites and Mechanisms for the Hypocholesterolemic Actions of Soluble Dietary Fiber Sources. In: Kritchevsky, D., Bonfield, C. (eds) Dietary Fiber in Health and Disease. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 427. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5967-2_13
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