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Gut fermentation and health advantages: myth or reality?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Glenn R. Gibson  and
Christine M. Williams
Glenn R. Gibson
Affiliation:
Department of Food Science and Technology, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AP, United Kingdom
Christine M. Williams
Affiliation:
Department of Food Science and Technology, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AP, United Kingdom
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Invited commentary
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 81 , Issue 2 , February 1999 , pp. 83 - 84
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1999

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