Daily Archives: January 28, 2014

Volatile Fatty Acid Production

  Volatile fatty acids, also called short chain fatty acids (SCFA), are produced in the colon through the fermentation of dietary fibre. Originally it was assumed that the only benefit of dietary fibre was to provide bulk to chyme to … Continue reading

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