Skip to main content
NCBI home page
Gut logoLink to Gut
. 1984 Aug;25(8):805–810. doi: 10.1136/gut.25.8.805

Cellulose and the human gut.

J H Cummings
PMCID: PMC1432575  PMID: 6378732

Full text

PDF
805

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

  1. Betian H. G., Linehan B. A., Bryant M. P., Holdeman L. V. Isolation of a cellulotytic Bacteroides sp. from human feces. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1977 Apr;33(4):1009–1010. doi: 10.1128/aem.33.4.1009-1010.1977. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. Bingham S., Cummings J. H., McNeil N. I. Intakes and sources of dietary fiber in the British population. Am J Clin Nutr. 1979 Jun;32(6):1313–1319. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/32.6.1313. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  3. Carryer P. W., Brown M. I., Malagelada J. R., Carlson G. L., McCall J. T. Quantification of the fate of dietary fiber in humans by a newly developed radiolabeled fiber marker. Gastroenterology. 1982 Jun;82(6):1389–1394. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  4. Cummings J. H. Dietary fibre. Br Med Bull. 1981 Jan;37(1):65–70. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a071678. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  5. Cummings J. H. Fermentation in the human large intestine: evidence and implications for health. Lancet. 1983 May 28;1(8335):1206–1209. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(83)92478-9. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  6. Cummings J. H. Short chain fatty acids in the human colon. Gut. 1981 Sep;22(9):763–779. doi: 10.1136/gut.22.9.763. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  7. Cummings J. H., Southgate D. A., Branch W. J., Wiggins H. S., Houston H., Jenkins D. J., Jivraj T., Hill M. J. The digestion of pectin in the human gut and its effect on calcium absorption and large bowel function. Br J Nutr. 1979 May;41(3):477–485. doi: 10.1079/bjn19790062. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  8. Eastwood M. A., Kirkpatrick J. R., Mitchell W. D., Bone A., Hamilton T. Effects of dietary supplements of wheat bran and cellulose on faeces and bowel function. Br Med J. 1973 Nov 17;4(5889):392–394. doi: 10.1136/bmj.4.5889.392. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  9. Ehle F. R., Robertson J. B., Van Soest P. J. Influence of dietary fibers on fermentation in the human large intestine. J Nutr. 1982 Jan;112(1):158–166. doi: 10.1093/jn/112.1.158. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  10. Englyst H. N., Anderson V., Cummings J. H. Starch and non-starch polysaccharides in some cereal foods. J Sci Food Agric. 1983 Dec;34(12):1434–1440. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.2740341219. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  11. Englyst H. N., Bingham S. A., Wiggins H. S., Southgate D. A., Seppänen R., Helms P., Anderson V., Day K. C., Choolun R., Collinson E. Nonstarch polysaccharide consumption in four Scandinavian populations. Nutr Cancer. 1982;4(1):50–60. doi: 10.1080/01635588209513738. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  12. Freeman H. J., Spiller G. A., Kim Y. S. A double-blind study on the effect of purified cellulose dietary fiber on 1,2-dimethylhydrazine-induced rat colonic neoplasia. Cancer Res. 1978 Sep;38(9):2912–2917. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  13. Godara R., Kaur A. P., Bhat C. M. Effect of cellulose incorporation in a low fiber diet on fecal excretion and serum levels of calcium, phosphorus, and iron in adolescent girls. Am J Clin Nutr. 1981 Jun;34(6):1083–1086. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/34.6.1083. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  14. Heller S. N., Hackler L. R., Rivers J. M., Van Soest P. J., Roe D. A., Lewis B. A., Robertson J. Dietary fiber: the effect of particle size of wheat bran on colonic function in young adult men. Am J Clin Nutr. 1980 Aug;33(8):1734–1744. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/33.8.1734. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  15. Hillman L., Peters S., Fisher A., Pomare E. W. Differing effects of pectin, cellulose and lignin on stool pH, transit time and weight. Br J Nutr. 1983 Sep;50(2):189–195. doi: 10.1079/bjn19830088. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  16. Holloway W. D., Tasman-Jones C., Lee S. P. Digestion of certain fractions of dietary fiber in humans. Am J Clin Nutr. 1978 Jun;31(6):927–930. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/31.6.927. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  17. Holloway W. D., Tasman-Jones C., Maher K. Towards an accurate measurement of dietary fibre. N Z Med J. 1977 May 25;85(588):420–423. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  18. Ismail-Beigi F., Reinhold J. G., Faraji B., Abadi P. Effects of cellulose added to diets of low and high fiber content upon the metabolism of calcium, magnesium, zinc and phosphorus by man. J Nutr. 1977 Apr;107(4):510–518. doi: 10.1093/jn/107.4.510. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  19. KEYS A., GRANDE F., ANDERSON J. T. Fiber and pectin in the diet and serum cholesterol concentration in man. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1961 Mar;106:555–558. doi: 10.3181/00379727-106-26401. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  20. PRATHER E. S. EFFECT OF CELLULOSE ON SERUM LIPIDS IN YOUNG WOMEN. J Am Diet Assoc. 1964 Sep;45:230–233. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  21. Prynne C. J., Southgate D. A. The effects of a supplement of dietary fibre on faecal excretion by human subjects. Br J Nutr. 1979 May;41(3):495–503. doi: 10.1079/bjn19790064. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  22. Sandberg A. S., Andersson H., Hallgren B., Hasselblad K., Isaksson B., Hultén L. Experimental model for in vivo determination of dietary fibre and its effect on the absorption of nutrients in the small intestine. Br J Nutr. 1981 Mar;45(2):283–294. doi: 10.1079/bjn19810105. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  23. Schwartz S. E., Levine G. D. Effects of dietary fiber on intestinal glucose absorption and glucose tolerance in rats. Gastroenterology. 1980 Nov;79(5 Pt 1):833–836. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  24. Schwartz S. E., Starr C., Bachman S., Holtzapple P. G. Dietary fiber decreases cholesterol and phospholipid synthesis in rat intestine. J Lipid Res. 1983 Jun;24(6):746–752. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  25. Slavin J. L., Marlett J. A. Influence of refined cellulose on human bowel function and calcium and magnesium balance. Am J Clin Nutr. 1980 Sep;33(9):1932–1939. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/33.9.1932. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  26. Southgate D. A., Branch W. J., Hill M. J., Drasar B. S., Walters R. L., Davies P. S., Baird I. M. Metabolic responses to dietary supplements of bran. Metabolism. 1976 Oct;25(10):1129–1135. doi: 10.1016/0026-0495(76)90020-2. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  27. Southgate D. A., Durnin J. V. Calorie conversion factors. An experimental reassessment of the factors used in the calculation of the energy value of human diets. Br J Nutr. 1970 Jun;24(2):517–535. doi: 10.1079/bjn19700050. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  28. Stanley M. M., Paul D., Gacke D., Murphy J. Effects of cholestyramine, metamucil, and cellulose on fecal bile salt excretion in man. Gastroenterology. 1973 Dec;65(6):889–894. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  29. Stephen A. M., Cummings J. H. Water-holding by dietary fibre in vitro and its relationship to faecal output in man. Gut. 1979 Aug;20(8):722–729. doi: 10.1136/gut.20.8.722. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  30. Story J. A., Kritchevsky D. Comparison of the binding of various bile acids and bile salts in vitro by several types of fiber. J Nutr. 1976 Sep;106(9):1292–1294. doi: 10.1093/jn/106.9.1292. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  31. Van Soest P. J. Some physical characteristics of dietary fibres and their influence on the microbial ecology of the human colon. Proc Nutr Soc. 1984 Jan;43(1):25–33. doi: 10.1079/pns19840024. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  32. Van Soest P. J. The uniformity and nutritive availability of cellulose. Fed Proc. 1973 Jul;32(7):1804–1808. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  33. Wolin M. J. Fermentation in the rumen and human large intestine. Science. 1981 Sep 25;213(4515):1463–1468. doi: 10.1126/science.7280665. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  34. Wolin M. J., Miller T. L. Interactions of microbial populations in cellulose fermentation. Fed Proc. 1983 Jan;42(1):109–113. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  35. Wrick K. L., Robertson J. B., Van Soest P. J., Lewis B. A., Rivers J. M., Roe D. A., Hackler L. R. The influence of dietary fiber source on human intestinal transit and stool output. J Nutr. 1983 Aug;113(8):1464–1479. doi: 10.1093/jn/113.8.1464. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Articles from Gut are provided here courtesy of BMJ Publishing Group

RESOURCES