Table 3.

Studies investigating the effect of fiber supplementation in enteral nutrition towards short-chain fatty acids

Ref.	Total SCFA	Acetate	Propionate	Butyrate
Sobotka et al[34], 1997	No change	No change	No change	No change
Nakao et al[40], 2002	No change	↑	↑	No change
Schneider et al[18], 2006	↑	↑	No change	↑
Kato et al[46], 2012	↑	↑	No significant amount detected	No significant amount detected
Majid et al[17], 2013	No change	No change	No change	No change

EN: Enteral nutrition; SCFA: Short-chain fatty acid.