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The contribution of the large intestine to energy supplies in man.

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 01 Feb 1984, 39(2):338-342
https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/39.2.338 PMID: 6320630 

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Herbivores obtain a considerable proportion of energy requirements from carbohydrate by the chain of anaerobic carbohydrate fermentation producing short-chain fatty acids that are absorbed then metabolized. The evidence for this sequence occurring in the large intestine of man is reviewed and estimated to produce 5 to 10% of human energy requirements. Further small amounts of energy may come from large intestinal absorption of fat and the bacterial breakdown products of protein.

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