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Bile acids and pH values in total feces and in fecal water from habitually omnivorous and vegetarian subjects
van Faassen, A.; Hazen, M. J.; van den Brandt, P. A.; van den Bogaard, A. E.; Hermus, R. J.; Janknegt, R. A.
Abstract:
Twenty habitually omnivorous subjects and 19 habitually lactoovovegetarian subjects aged 59-65 y collected feces during 4 consecutive days. The concentrations of bile acids in total feces did not differ between the omnivores and vegetarians, but the bile acid concentrations in fecal water were significantly lower in the vegetarians. The concentration of the colorectal cancer-predicting bile acid deoxycholic acid in fecal water was explained by the intake of saturated fat and the daily fecal wet weight (r2 = 0.50). Fecal pH did not differ between the omnivores and vegetarians. This variable was significantly (P
Automatic Tags
Female; Humans; Male; Aged; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; Body Water; Diet, Vegetarian; Feeding Behavior; Regression Analysis; Meat; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Bile Acids and Salts; Colorectal Neoplasms; Feces
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