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Invited Review: Dietary Fiber: A Brief Review and Potential Application To Enteral Nutrition
Author(s) -
Palacio J. Camilo,
Rombeau John L.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
nutrition in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1941-2452
pISSN - 0884-5336
DOI - 10.1177/011542659000500399
Subject(s) - medicine , citation , dietary fiber , parenteral nutrition , library science , enteral administration , surgery , food science , computer science , chemistry
Advances in enteral nutrition include the provision of organ-specific fuels to improve gut structure and function. Examples of these fuels include soluble fiber as a fuel precursor, and the SCFAs acetate, propionate, and butyrate. Butyrate appears to exert its trophic effect primarily in the colon, whereas the combined SCFAs affect the whole gastrointestinal tract. The provision of these fuels may be indicated for selected patients with intestinal dysfunction.