An analysis of dietary fiber and fecal fiber components including pH in rural Africans with colorectal cancer

An analysis of dietary fiber and fecal fiber components including pH in rural Africans with colorectal cancer

Background/AimsColorectal cancer (CRC) is now a major public health problem with heavy morbidity and mortality in rural Africans despite the lingering dietary fiber-rich foodstuffs consumption. Studies have shown that increased intake of dietary fiber which contribute to low fecal pH and also influe...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Faruk, Sani Ibrahim, Ahmed Adamu, Abdulmumini Hassan Rafindadi, Yahaya Ukwenya, Yawale Iliyasu, Abdullahi Adamu, Surajo Mohammed Aminu, Mohammed Sani Shehu, Danladi Amodu Ameh, Abdullahi Mohammed, Saad Aliyu Ahmed, John Idoko, Atara Ntekim, Aishatu Maude Suleiman, Khalid Zahir Shah, Kasimu Umar Adoke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2018-01-01
Series:Intestinal Research
Subjects:
Colorectal neoplasm
Dietary fiber
pH
Africa
Nigeria
Online Access:http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-16-99.pdf

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