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Short chain fatty acids and colonic health

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Emília Hijová, Anna Chmelařová·2007·Bratislavské lekárske listy/Bratislava medical journal
DOI 10.1007/bf03656953
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Recently, colonic health has been linked to the maintaining overall health status and reducing the risk of diseases by changes in lifestyle. Functional foods, such as "prebiotics" and "probiotics", dietary fibers, and other dietary components that target the colon and affect its environment enhancing short fatty acid (SCFA) production have been at the forefront. The topic of this review is the key end products of colonic fermentation, the SCFA butyric, acetic, and propionic acids. SCFA are readily absorbed. Butyrate is the major energy source for colonocytes. Propionate is largely taken up by the liver. Acetate enters the peripheral circulation to be metabolized by peripheral tissues. Specific SCFA may reduce the risk of developing gastrointestinal disorders, cancer, and cardiovascular disesase (Fig. 1, Ref. 30). Full Text (Free, PDF) www.bmj.sk.

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Authors
Hijová, E., & Chmelařová, A.
Venue
Bratislavské lekárske listy/Bratislava medical journal
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2007-08
Volume
108
Issue
8
Pages
354-358
ISSN
  • 0006-9248 (ISSN-L)
  • 1336-0345
DOI
10.1007/bf03656953
OpenAlex
W2407623182
Cited by
295
References
0
FWCI
1.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
hybrid
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